RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Inflammatory demyelinating pseudotumor
JF Neurosciences Journal
JO Neurosciences (Riyadh)
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 191
OP 193
VO 11
IS 3
A1 Ziad, Fouzia
A1 Katchy, Kenneth C.
A1 Panda, Sanathan M.
A1 Alexander, Susan
A1 Al-Sheikh, Tarik
YR 2006
UL http://nsj.org.sa/content/11/3/191.abstract
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.