ACUTE DEMYELINATING DISEASE - CLASSIFICATION AND NONINVASIVE DIAGNOSIS

被引:98
作者
POSER, S [1 ]
LUER, W [1 ]
BRUHN, H [1 ]
FRAHM, J [1 ]
BRUCK, Y [1 ]
FELGENHAUER, K [1 ]
机构
[1] MAX PLANCK INST BIOPHYS CHEM,W-3400 GOTTINGEN,GERMANY
来源
ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA | 1992年 / 86卷 / 06期
关键词
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SCHILDERS DISEASE; MARBURGS DISEASE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SPECTROSCOPY; BRAIN BIOPSY;
D O I
10.1111/j.1600-0404.1992.tb05490.x
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
摘要
Five young patients are described with biopsy-proven acute demyelinating disease. Two cases are classified as Schilder's disease, a particular childhood form of multiple sclerosis (MS) with atypical clinical manifestation, normal or atypical CSF-findings and large bilateral lesions in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Two further cases presented with a fulminant bout of MS with typical clinical picture and CSF-findings; they are classified as Marburg's disease. The last case was an acute second bout of classical MS. The biopsy seemed to be justified in 4 cases, but unnecessary in the last case. Localized proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) performed in one case allowed us to examine the focal cerebral abnormalities directly and non-invasively. The spectra revealed a pattern typical of acute demyelination suggesting potential for a replacement of biopsy in the future.
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页码:579 / 585
页数:7
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