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→Stroke: +multiple sclerosis
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**Cavity - in older infarcts. | **Cavity - in older infarcts. | ||
***''Multiple sclerosis'' does not cavitate. | ***''Multiple sclerosis'' does not cavitate. | ||
==Multiple sclerosis== | |||
===General=== | |||
*A bread 'n butter disease of neurology in Canada. | |||
===Radiologic/Gross=== | |||
Features:<ref>URL: [http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/ms/path.html http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/ms/path.html]. Accessed on: 12 July 2010.</ref> | |||
*White matter lesions. | |||
**Cerebrum (classically): periventricular distribution. | |||
**Optic nerves (optic neuritis) - classic presentation. | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features:<ref>URL: [http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/ms/path.html http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/ms/path.html]. Accessed on: 12 July 2010.</ref> | |||
*Perivascular inflammation. | |||
*Demyelination. | |||
**Subcortical myelinated fibers are often spared. | |||
Classification of MS lesions: | |||
*Early active. | |||
*Inactive. | |||
*Early remyelinating. | |||
*Late remyelinating. | |||
==Weird stuff== | ==Weird stuff== | ||