Intense Hypermetabolic Tumefactive Demyelination on 18F-FDG PET and MRI Related to Multiple Sclerosis Relapse After Fingolimod Suspension.
Journal: Clinical Nuclear Medicine
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Abstract
A 57-year-old woman with a history of multiple sclerosis presented with a 5-day history of progressive headache and confusion, followed by left hemiparesis. The patient had stopped her previous fingolimod usage during the last 8 weeks. Brain MRI and 18F-FDG PET showed a subcortical tumefactive lesion with an intense peripheric rim of hypermetabolism and central hypometabolism, with central hyperintensity, thin isointense rim, and peripheral finger-like "tentacles" of edema with an irregular and thick border enhancement on postcontrast T2-weighted MRI. Brain biopsy showed features suggestive of relapsing MS. The patient improved after methylprednisone and plasma exchange.
Authors
Gabriela Pimentel, Artur Coutinho, Luis De Souza Godoy, Luiz Guilherme Cernaglia De Lima, Daniel De Andrade
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