The clinico-radiological paradox in multiple sclerosis revisited

F Barkhof - Current opinion in neurology, 2002 - journals.lww.com
The use of magnetic resonance imaging as a surrogate outcome measure in clinical trials, or
even as a prognosticator in the assessment of the natural evolution, assumes a close …

Pathology of demyelinating diseases

BFG Popescu, CF Lucchinetti - Annual Review of Pathology …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
There has been significant progress in our understanding of the pathology and
pathogenesis of central nervous system inflammatory demyelinating diseases …

Clinical and radiographic spectrum of pathologically confirmed tumefactive multiple sclerosis

CF Lucchinetti, RH Gavrilova, I Metz, JE Parisi… - Brain, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Atypical imaging features of multiple sclerosis lesions include size> 2 cm, mass effect,
oedema and/or ring enhancement. This constellation is often referred to as 'tumefactive …

Tissue preconditioning may explain concentric lesions in Balo's type of multiple sclerosis

C Stadelmann, S Ludwin, T Tabira, A Guseo… - Brain, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Lesions of Baló's concentric sclerosis are characterized by alternating layers of myelinated
and demyelinated tissue. The reason for concentric demyelination in this variant of multiple …

The pathology of multiple sclerosis

CF Lucchinetti, J Parisi, W Bruck - Neurologic clinics, 2005 - neurologic.theclinics.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurologic disease affecting approximately 1 million
adults worldwide and 300,000 Americans [1]. Early illustrations by Carswell in 1838 and …

Baló's concentric sclerosis

TA Hardy, DH Miller - The Lancet Neurology, 2014 - thelancet.com
Baló's concentric sclerosis is often regarded as a rare variant of multiple sclerosis. Patients
with this disorder present with acute or subacute neurological deterioration, with MRI …

The pathology of MS: new insights and potential clinical applications

SJ Pittock, CF Lucchinetti - The neurologist, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Background: The pathological hallmarks of the multiple sclerosis (MS) lesion consist of focal
demyelination, inflammation, scar formation, and variable axonal destruction. Despite years …

The pathological spectrum of CNS inflammatory demyelinating diseases

W Hu, CF Lucchinetti - Seminars in immunopathology, 2009 - Springer
Inflammatory demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) occur throughout
the world and are the leading cause of nontraumatic neurological disability in young adults …

Concentric demyelination pattern in COVID-19-associated acute haemorrhagic leukoencephalitis: a lurking catastrophe?

T Karapanayiotides, E Geka, P Prassopoulos… - Brain, 2020 - academic.oup.com
We read with great interest the recent article by Paterson et al. entitled 'The emerging
spectrum of COVID-19 neurology: clinical, radiological and laboratory findings'(Paterson et …

Treatment of pediatric multiple sclerosis and variants

D Pohl, E Waubant, B Banwell, D Chabas, T Chitnis… - Neurology, 2007 - AAN Enterprises
Studies in adult patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) suggest significant benefit of early
treatment initiation. However, there are no approved therapies for children and adolescents …