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Comprehensive Autopsy Program for Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis
Published on: July 19, 2019
Multiple sclerosis and peripheral multifocal demyelinating neuropathies occurring in a same patient
Joo Young Kwon1, Jee Young Kim, Jee Hyang Jeong
1Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract:
The co-occurrence of multiple sclerosis and peripheral demyelinating neuropathy is rare. It has been disputed whether these are pathologically related or coincidental findings. We report a 36-year-old woman who presented with diplopia, right facial palsy and left-sided weakness. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed a lesion indicative of central demyelinating disease. Nerve conduction studies revealed peripheral multifocal demyelinating neuropathies. We suggest that the central and the peripheral lesions may be continua of a demyelinating process.
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