FAMILIAL MULTIPLE-SCLEROSIS - A STUDY OF 2 CASES OF A NORTH-AFRICAN FAMILY

Authors
BENHAMOUDA I MRABET A FREDJ M GOUIDER R
Citation
I. Benhamouda et al., FAMILIAL MULTIPLE-SCLEROSIS - A STUDY OF 2 CASES OF A NORTH-AFRICAN FAMILY, Revue neurologique, 153(4), 1997, pp. 278-281
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Revue neurologique → ACNP
ISSN journal
00353787
Volume
153
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
278 - 281
Database
ISI
SICI code
0035-3787(1997)153:4<278:FM-ASO>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
We report two cases of multiple sclerosis (MS) beginning in a mother a nd her daughter at 40 years of age. The diagnosis of MS was certain fo r both patients (Poser et al,. 1983). Clinical features, evolution and response to treatment are comparable in both cases. Cerebral and medu llar cord MRI and/or CT Scan showed characteristic lesions of demyelin ation on periventricular white matter corpus callosum and brainstem.