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Start free with EleplanBaló concentric sclerosis
ORPHA:228165Disease
Also called Concentric demyelination
What it is
A rare multiple sclerosis variant characterized by discrete concentrically layered, ring-like lesions in the cerebral white matter, consisting of alternating layers of myelinated and demyelinated tissue. Patients most commonly present with symptoms of an intracerebral mass lesion, including headache, cognitive abnormalities, behavioral changes, seizures, aphasia, or hemiparesis, among others, although there may also be classic focal symptoms of multiple sclerosis, such as focal weakness, ataxia, sensory disturbance, or diplopia.
Key facts
- Age of onset
- Adult
- Inheritance
- Multigenic/multifactorial
- Classified as
- Disease
ICD-10 codes
Related health topics
Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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