ISSN:
1432-1920
Keywords:
Key words Myelopathy
;
Demyelinating disease
;
Multiple sclerosis
;
Magnetic resonance imaging
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract The role of cerebral and spinal cord MRI was investigated in 65 patients with myelopathy suspected of having demyelinating disease. Cerebral MRI demonstrated lesions compatible with demyelination in 80 % and spinal cord MRI in 68.6 %. In 28.5 % of our patients brain lesions were present with normal spinal cord images, but in 17 % spinal cord lesions were depicted with a normal brain MRI. The combination of the two examinations demonstrated lesions in 97 % of the patients. The frequency of coexistent cerebral lesions in patients with spinal cord lesions was over 85 % in patients with chronic disease but only 28.5 % in patients with acute myelitis.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00588019
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