PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ercan Karaarslan
AU  - Ayse Altintas
AU  - Utku Senol
AU  - Naz Yeni
AU  - Alp Dincer
AU  - Cicek Bayindir
AU  - Naci Karaagac
AU  - Aksel Siva
TI  - Baló's Concentric Sclerosis: Clinical and Radiologic Features of Five Cases
DP  - 2001 Aug 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1362--1367
VI  - 22
IP  - 7
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/22/7/1362.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/22/7/1362.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2001 Aug 01; 22
AB  - Summary: Baló's concentric sclerosis (BCS) is a rare demyelinating disease considered to be a variant of multiple sclerosis. Five BCS cases were diagnosed antemortem based on their typical concentric mass patterns on MR images and based on clinical and CSF findings. Histopathologic investigation was also performed in one case. Our case report supports the concept that BCS may be a self-limited disease that is not always fatal. Characteristic MR imaging findings may allow antemortem diagnosis of BCS when performed at the onset of the disease.