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Adjectival Hyphens

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"Unlike acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), tumefactive demyelinating lesions are usually not post-infective. Additionally, although patients with multiple sclerosis can develop large tumefactive demyelinating plaques (which have very similar appearances - see tumefactive multiple sclerosis), patients who present with a solitary tumefactive demyelinating lesion infrequently go on to develop multiple sclerosis (MS) ³."

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List Caps

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"Baló-like"

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"Marburg variant of multiple sclerosis"

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Acronyms

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"the pattern can otherwise be indistinguishable from that of neoplasms (decreased NAA/Cr ratio, increased Cho/Cr ratio, and variable lactate and lipid peaks)"

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"high-grade glioma (e.g. GBM)"

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Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Signal characteristics"

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"Video"

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Inline EG

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"Patients present with symptoms atypical for multiple sclerosis, such as focal neurologic deficits, seizures, and/or aphasia ⁵. Most do not progress to multiple sclerosis ⁶. In some instances, patients can deteriorate rapidly and succumb to illness (e.g. acute malignant Marburg variant of MS)."

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"high-grade glioma (e.g. GBM)"

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"tumefactive demyelination is not necessarily benign, and patients can have a fulminant course ending in demise (e.g. Marburg variant of MS)"

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Parentheses

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"inflammatory: multiple sclerosis (and variants, including acute malignant Marburg variant of MS, Schilder type of MS, Baló concentric sclerosis), systemic lupus erythematosus, neurosarcoidosis, Sjögren disease, neuro-Behçet disease, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD), acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) ^12,14"

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Commas

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Links

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