Table 1 Brief summary of clinical, radiological profile and outcome of patients
Patient No | Age (years)/ Gender | Duration of illness (years) | Clinical attacks | Description of attacks | MRI findings | mRS score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 46/M | 3 | 4 | 1.Right facial weakness 2. left hemianopia 3. Reduced right facial sensation 4. Reduced right facial sensation | T2/FLAIR hyperintense lesions in thalamus, midbrain, pons, subcortical white mater, Right occipital lobe infarct | 0 |
2 | 42/F | 1 | 1 | 1. Diplopia, left 3rd nerve palsy, quadriparesis, seizures | Left thalamus, midbrain, subcortical white mater with contrast enhancement | NA |
3 | 47/F | 1 | 1 | 1. Spastic paraparesis with urge incontinence | Thalamii, medial temporal lobe, hippocampus, basal ganglia, brainstem, cord | 3 |
4 | 45/F | 0.5 | 1 | 1. Left abducens nerve palsy | Subcortical white mater, pons, medulla, thalamus | 0 |
5 | 30/M | 3 | 3 | 1. Right ataxic hemiparesis 2. Left ataxic hemiparesis 3. Right hemiparesis | Bilateral basal ganglia, thalamo-mesencephalo-pons | 2 |
6 | 25/M | 6 | 3 | 1. Left hemiplegia 2. Status dystonicus with encephalopathy 3. Mood disturbances | Bilateral thalamus, pons, midbrain, basal ganglia | 2 |
7 | 21/M | 2 | 2 | 1. Right ataxic hemiparesis 2. Quadriplegia due to cervical myelopathy | Bilateral thalamus, pons, midbrain, medulla, cord, subcortical WM | NA |
8 | 59/M | 3 | 3 | 1. Headache with fever- meningitis 2. headache 3. Encephalopathy | Subcortical WM, pons, medulla with brainstem atrophy | 3 |
9 | 31/F | 1 | 1 | 1. Cerebellar ataxia with dysarthria | Cerebellum, pons, medulla | 3 |
10 | 35/M | 6 | 5 | 1. Left ataxic hemiparesis 2. Optic neuritis 3. Paraplegia due to long segment myelitis 4. Left ataxic hemiparesis 5. Cognitive and mood disturbances | Thalamus, basal ganglia, midbrain and subcortical WM | 2 |
11 | 30/F | 0.5 | 1 | 1. Cerebellar ataxia | Cerebellum, pons | 0 |
12 | 35/M | 0.5 | 1 | 1. Right hemiparesis | Bilateral thalamus, pons, midbrain | 0 |