Presentation
Intermittent paraparesis, parasthesia.
Patient Data
Age: 24 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Multiple sclerosis
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Multiple patchy T2 and FLAIR white matter hyperintensities with involvement of corpus callosum and callososeptal interface and presence of Dawson's fingers . No enhancing active lesion seen.
Findings are consistent with multiple sclerosis.
Case Discussion
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a relatively common acquired chronic relapsing demyelinating disease involving the central nervous system. It is by definition disseminated not only in space (i.e multiple lesions), but also in time (i.e. lesions are of different age).