Is the brain biopsy obligatory or not for the diagnosis of Schilder's disease? Review of the literature


Yilmaz Y., Kocaman C., Karabagli H., Ozek M.

CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM, cilt.24, sa.1, ss.3-6, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00381-007-0411-9
  • Dergi Adı: CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3-6
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Schilder's disease, diffuse myelinoclastic sclerosis, cerebral mass, steroid, DEMYELINATING DISEASE, STEREOTACTIC BIOPSY, TUMORS, SCLEROSIS
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background Schilder's myelinoclastic diffuse sclerosis (Schilder's disease) is a rare demyelinating disorder. Clinical features and neuroimaging findings of this disease might mimic an intra-cranial mass lesion including an abscess or a tumour.