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Demyelinating diseases lead during their course to very distinct structural changes. These morphologic changes are well known to the pathologist but until recently have not been directly accessible to clinical examination. CT seemed t o promise a better in sight into the form and extent of the lesions and also into the course of the disease. Has this promise been fulfilled? In the course of one year we have examined 60 cases of multiple sclerosis (MS) with the EMI scanner (matrix 160 x 160). The diagnosis was probable i n 44 cases, and in 1 case it was proved by autopsy. I n 15 cases the diagnoses was “possible MS” most of these cases having the first bout. Extensive examinations did not suggest any other diagnosis.
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Wüthrich, R., Gigli, H., Wiggli, U., Müller, H.R., Elke, M., Hünig, R. (1976). CT Scanning in Demyelinating Diseases. In: Lanksch, W., Kazner, E. (eds) Cranial Computerized Tomography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66494-6_30
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