Selkirk Stephen M, Shi Jiong
Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Mult Scler. 2005 Dec;11(6):731-4. doi: 10.1191/1352458505ms1214cr.
Tumefactive multiple sclerosis (MS) is a rare form of demyelinating disease. The natural course of the disease has been characterized as presenting with a mass-like demyelinating lesion converting to typical relapsing-remitting disease with future exacerbations. Herein we describe a case of a patient whom over a six-year period developed relapsing-remitting tumefactive MS. The natural course, pathophysiology, prognosis and diagnosis are briefly discussed.