A Blind Spot in the Diagnostic Field: The Challenging Diagnosis of Tumefactive Multiple Sclerosis
Tumefactive Multiple Sclerosis (TMS) is a rare variant with 1 per 1000 cases of MS and 3 per million cases per year. TMS can mimic clinical and radiological features of a neoplasm, infarction, or abscess and therefore can be diagnostically challenging for clinicians. We present a clinical scenario o...
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| description | Tumefactive Multiple Sclerosis (TMS) is a rare variant with 1 per 1000 cases of MS and 3 per million cases per year. TMS can mimic clinical and radiological features of a neoplasm, infarction, or abscess and therefore can be diagnostically challenging for clinicians. We present a clinical scenario of a patient presenting with left homonymous hemianopia with atypical radiological features initially thought to be more consistent with neoplasm or infraction. Ultimately, biopsy was done which led to the diagnosis of tumefactive multiple sclerosis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4f11da574f984403b151f5ca9a0f708c2025-02-03T01:02:52ZengWileyCase Reports in Neurological Medicine2090-66682090-66762018-01-01201810.1155/2018/68412916841291A Blind Spot in the Diagnostic Field: The Challenging Diagnosis of Tumefactive Multiple SclerosisRamy Mando0Emile Muallem1Shaiva G. Meka2Ramona Berghea3Department of Internal Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USAOakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USATumefactive Multiple Sclerosis (TMS) is a rare variant with 1 per 1000 cases of MS and 3 per million cases per year. TMS can mimic clinical and radiological features of a neoplasm, infarction, or abscess and therefore can be diagnostically challenging for clinicians. We present a clinical scenario of a patient presenting with left homonymous hemianopia with atypical radiological features initially thought to be more consistent with neoplasm or infraction. Ultimately, biopsy was done which led to the diagnosis of tumefactive multiple sclerosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6841291 |
| spellingShingle | Ramy Mando Emile Muallem Shaiva G. Meka Ramona Berghea A Blind Spot in the Diagnostic Field: The Challenging Diagnosis of Tumefactive Multiple Sclerosis Case Reports in Neurological Medicine |
| title | A Blind Spot in the Diagnostic Field: The Challenging Diagnosis of Tumefactive Multiple Sclerosis |
| title_full | A Blind Spot in the Diagnostic Field: The Challenging Diagnosis of Tumefactive Multiple Sclerosis |
| title_fullStr | A Blind Spot in the Diagnostic Field: The Challenging Diagnosis of Tumefactive Multiple Sclerosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Blind Spot in the Diagnostic Field: The Challenging Diagnosis of Tumefactive Multiple Sclerosis |
| title_short | A Blind Spot in the Diagnostic Field: The Challenging Diagnosis of Tumefactive Multiple Sclerosis |
| title_sort | blind spot in the diagnostic field the challenging diagnosis of tumefactive multiple sclerosis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6841291 |
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