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Balò's concentric sclerosis: MRI

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We report a case of Balò's concentric sclerosis. In the past, the diagnosis was usually made post mortem. In this case, we found that CT demonstrated only low-density lesions, but not their concentric pattern. However, MRI showed a striking feature, reminiscent of histopathology of Balò's concentric sclerosis, and played an important role in antemortem diagnosis of this rare demyelinating disease.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 199 Tung Hwa North Road, Taipei, Taiwan

    C. J. Chen, L. J. Wang & Y. C. Wong

  2. Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    L. S. Ro

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Chen, C.J., Ro, L.S., Wang, L.J. et al. Balò's concentric sclerosis: MRI. Neuroradiology 38, 322–324 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00596578

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