4-YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF A CASE OF ACUTE MULTIPLE-SCLEROSIS OF THE MARBURGTYPE

We describe the clinical course, treatment and magnetic resonance find ings during a four-year follow-up of a patient with acute multiple scl erosis of the Marburg type, treated with steroid and mannitol therapy, who survive the first bout. Although the course of the disease was cl inically indistinguishable from relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis , our case was characterized by peculiar features. These included the need for protracted steroid therapy and the remarkable tendency of MRI lesions to resolve completely.