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Multiple sclerosis - Dawson's fingers

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis almost certain

Patient Data

Gender: Female

Single parasagittal FLAIR image demonstrating multiple periventricular demyelinating plaques extending radially away from the body of the lateral ventricle. These are characteristic of Dawson's fingers in a patient with known multiple sclerosis. 

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