Background A 37-year-old woman without important previous medical history presented to an emergency room with acute onset of left-sided weakness and numbness. Examination revealed left-sided ...

Balo's disease, a rare variant of multiple sclerosis (MS), is a demyelinating disorder of the CNS in which the myelin (the fatty substance that covers nerve fibers) is destroyed. Balo’s disease is ...

Baló concentric sclerosis (BCS) is a rare neurological condition that some consider to be a form of multiple sclerosis (MS). On diagnostic brain imaging, BCS looks like concentric rings. BCS is a rare ...

Balo disease is a rare neurological disorder that causes muscle spasms and paralysis. Experts do not know if it shortens life expectancy. Its effects can vary significantly between people. Another ...

"Seventeen of the patients in our study had brain pathology available, all of whom had findings typical of multiple sclerosis. Immunopathological phenotyping was performed in 13 patients, all of whom ...

Most doctors think of Balo’s disease as a rare form of multiple sclerosis (MS). MS attacks and damages tissue in your brain and spinal cord, which causes lesions (areas of inflamed tissue). Balo’s ...