Ghost lesions of the central nervous system: Misleading or revealing the diagnosis?

Abstract

Vanishing lesions of the CNS also known as Ghost lesions can be a radiological feature of various neurological disorders mainly tumoral followed by inflammatory diseases of the CNS. Vasculitis such as Behcet Disease (BD) is considered as a leading cause of demyelinating disorders with ghost lesions on brain MRI. As a result, following a specific clinical approach is pivotal for definitive diagnosis in order to adapt the treatment and assess the outcome. Here, we report 3 cases of ghost lesions on cerebral MRI as a radiological finding in CNS vasculitis: Neurobehcet Disease (NB).