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MRI can be used in the diagnosis of anterior horn infection and for assessing the extent of disease. There are no specific MRI signs to differentiate between the various possible pathogens. This is demonstrated in the present case of poliomyelitis, in which MRI of the spine played an important role in establishing the diagnosis.
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Kornreich, L., Dagan, O. & Grunebaum, M. MRI in acute poliomyelitis. Neuroradiology 38, 371–372 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00596591
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00596591