The coexistence of recurrent cerebral tumefactive demyelinating lesions with longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis and demyelinating neuropathy

Abstract

Combined central and peripheral demyelination (CCPD) is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of the nervous system. In this article, we report on a CCPD patient with a very unusual pattern of central demyelination, comprising recurrent cerebral tumefactive demyelinating lesions (three times, each one in a new area of the brain) and one episode of longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis. This patient could not be classified as having multiple sclerosis, or neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, or any other well-known inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system, associated with demyelinating neuropathy. A diagnosis of idiopathic inflammatory demyelinating disorder (IIDD) was made while waiting for more knowledge concerning the diseases currently characterized as IIDD.