Balo's concentric sclerosis involving bilateral thalami

Neurol India. 2011 Jul-Aug;59(4):597-600. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.84345.

Abstract

Balo's concentric sclerosis (BCS) is a rare inflammatory demyelinating disease of central nervous system, pathologically characterized by alternate bands of demyelination and preserved myelin tissue. Before the era of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), most cases of BCS were diagnosed on postmortem examination. MRI allows for noninvasive diagnosis by demonstrating characteristic changes which closely parallels the histopathological features of BCS. We report a case of 26-year-old female with BCS involving bilateral thalami, with typical MRI appearance.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diffuse Cerebral Sclerosis of Schilder / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Thalamus / pathology*
  • Thalamus / physiopathology