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Multiple Sclerosis


A fifteen y/o woman was brought to medical attention because of rapidly progressive gait disturbance and incoordination. The neurologic examination revealed deep tendon hyperreflexia, a right Babinski's sign, severe ataxic gait and frank cerebellar signs wich predominated at the left side.
CSF analisys showed intrathecal IgG synthesis with oligoclonal bands. Proton density-weighted MRI images discloses predominantly periventricular white matter hyperintensities with radial distribution and similar changes in the cerebellar hemispheres and brachium pontis. T1-weighted images show hypointensities in the same locations.
. The ocurrence of a relapse some months later confirmed the diagnosis.

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