Capillary telangiectasia mimicking an active inflammatory MS-lesion in repetitive cMRIs

Michael Harzheim1 MS Center, Department of Neurology, Kamillus-Klinik, Asbach, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]

Claudia Gemmel1 MS Center, Department of Neurology, Kamillus-Klinik, Asbach, Germany

Bernd Sommer2 Radiologische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Bad Honnef, Germany

Ulf Kallweit1 MS Center, Department of Neurology, Kamillus-Klinik, Asbach, Germany

Dieter Pöhlau1 MS Center, Department of Neurology, Kamillus-Klinik, Asbach, Germany

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