Is the brain biopsy obligatory or not for the diagnosis of Schilder's disease? Review of the literature

Childs Nerv Syst. 2008 Jan;24(1):3-6. doi: 10.1007/s00381-007-0411-9. Epub 2007 Aug 25.

Abstract

Background: Schilder's myelinoclastic diffuse sclerosis (Schilder's disease) is a rare demyelinating disorder. Clinical features and neuroimaging findings of this disease might mimic an intra-cranial mass lesion including an abscess or a tumour.

Case report: Clinical and radiological findings of two children with the diagnosis of Shilder's disease are reported, and the role of brain biopsy as a diagnostic tool is discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy / methods
  • Biopsy / standards
  • Brain / drug effects
  • Brain / pathology*
  • Child
  • Diffuse Cerebral Sclerosis of Schilder / diagnosis
  • Diffuse Cerebral Sclerosis of Schilder / drug therapy
  • Diffuse Cerebral Sclerosis of Schilder / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Steroids / administration & dosage
  • Steroids / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Steroids