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John F. Aita, MD
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Arch Neurol. 1982;39(3):194-195.

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To the Editor.—

The article "Atypical Contrast Enhancement in Computerized Tomography of Demyelinating Disease" by Dr Marano and colleagues in the ARCHIVES (1980;37:523-524) dealing with cranial computed tomography (CT) and multiple sclerosis (MS) raises several issues and questions that deserve further comment.

Results of cranial CT-histologic correlation studies have confirmed that there are two types of low-density MS lesions on CT scans: (1) areas of active demyelination^1-3 and (2) areas of sclerosis (R. A. Clasen, MD, written communication, May 1979).⁴ It is conceivable that biopsy specimens of these areas, adjacent to the region of contrast enhancement, may have been obtained in the case reported by Dr Marano and associates.

Cranial CT contrast-enhanced MS lesions represent areas of histologically active demyelination^5.6 and may result from a loosening of the blood-brain barrier, with resultant extravasation of the iodinated contrast material into the surrounding parenchyma.⁷ Previously, it was thought that . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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