PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ziad, Fouzia
AU  - Katchy, Kenneth C.
AU  - Panda, Sanathan M.
AU  - Alexander, Susan
AU  - Al-Sheikh, Tarik
TI  - Inflammatory demyelinating pseudotumor
DP  - 2006 Jul 01
TA  - Neurosciences Journal
PG  - 191--193
VI  - 11
IP  - 3
4099  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/11/3/191.short
4100  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/11/3/191.full
SO  - Neurosciences (Riyadh)2006 Jul 01; 11
AB  - Inflammatory demyelinating pseudotumor (IDP) is a rare inflammatory lesion of unknown etiology, which presents as a space-occupying lesion but responds dramatically to steroid therapy. The objective of this report is to document 2 cases of IDP seen in Kuwait. Two female patients, aged 35 and 27 years presented with the clinical and radiological features of a space-occupying lesion. Radiological investigations showed partial ring-enhancing lesions with insignificant mass effect, which were multiple in patient one, and single in patient 2. Biopsies in each patient showed features of a demyelinating disorder. Both patients remarkably improved clinically on steroid therapy. The report highlights the need for an early and correct diagnosis of IDP for therapeutic purposes.