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Figure 4. Case 2. Pre- and post-surgical MRI demonstrating
the subtotal removal of the lesion.

DISCUSSION

As other works pointed out , many intracranial
(3,4)
conditions, like CNS tumors, can present with
white matter lesions and can mimic MS.
Clinical presentation is not useful in differential
diagnosis, as well as radiological features which
do not reach sufficient sensitivity and specifici-
ty for differential diagnosis. Even when con-
fronting a confirmed diagnosis of MS, atypical symp- cern. However, further analyses with more compre-
toms, or uncommon radiological evolution, should hensive cohorts and prospective studies are needed to
prompt further investigations. Based on our experi- support our data.
ence, we retrospectively analyzed the MS database of
our institute to evaluate the exact incidence of CNS
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