Dementia in multiple sclerosis: report of a case with cortical gray matter involvement and frontotemporal-like clinical features

Psychiatry Res. 2012 May 31;202(2):172-4. doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2011.10.006. Epub 2012 Jun 27.

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is primarily a white matter disease, but may also involve the gray matter, a feature not often demonstrated in vivo. This report presents the case of a patient with MS and clinical features mimicking frontotemporal dementia due to clear-cut cortical gray matter involvement in the left frontal lobe.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Dementia / etiology*
  • Dementia / pathology*
  • Female
  • Frontal Lobe / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Sclerosis / complications*
  • Nerve Fibers, Myelinated / pathology*
  • Neuropsychological Tests