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Atypical Multiple Sclerosis – Baló’s Concentric Sclerosis: Two Case Reports and a Review

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We present two case reports of patients with diagnoses of Baló’s concentric sclerosis. The characteristics of the pathogenesis of this disease are considered in relation to the differential diagnosis against other types of multiple sclerosis and potential therapeutic tactics are discussed.

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  1. Interregional Department of Multiple Sclerosis at City Clinical Hospital No. 24, Moscow, Russia

    E. V. Popova, A. N. Boiko & O. E. Konovalova

  2. Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Medical Genetics, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia

    E. V. Popova, A. N. Boiko, O. E. Konovalova & S. N. Sharanova

  3. Department of Radiological Diagnosis, Neurology Science Center, Moscow, Russia

    V. V. Bryukhov & M. V. Krotenkova

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Translated from Zhurnal Nevrologii i Psikhiatrii imeni S. S. Korsakova, Vol. 117, No. 2, Iss. 2, Multiple Sclerosis, pp. 50–53, February, 2017.

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Popova, E.V., Bryukhov, V.V., Boiko, A.N. et al. Atypical Multiple Sclerosis – Baló’s Concentric Sclerosis: Two Case Reports and a Review. Neurosci Behav Physi 48, 676–679 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11055-018-0616-2

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