Ups J Med Sci 2001;106(3):205-10
Erdem H, Stalberg E, Caglar I.
Department of Neurology, Ondokuz Mayis University, Medical Faculty,
Samsun, Turkey.
Aphasia has rarely been reported in multiple sclerosis (MS).
In this article a case with MS presenting as purely global aphasia during an exacerbation of MS is reported with clinical and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) findings.
MRI demonstrated giant plaques mimicking a cerebral tumour with surroundings characterised by oedematous transformations in the left frontal and parietal lobes.