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Involvement of corpus callosum in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis shown by MRI

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Abnormal high signal in the corticospinal tracts on MRI has been described in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. We report a case with further high signal in fibres of the corpus callosum on proton density and T2-weighted spin-echo images, closely matching findings of earlier pathological reports.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint-Jan, Ruddershove 10, B-8000, Bruges, Belgium

    M. Van Zandijcke

  2. Department of Medical Imaging, Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint-Jan, Bruges, Belgium

    J. Casselman

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Van Zandijcke, M., Casselman, J. Involvement of corpus callosum in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis shown by MRI. Neuroradiology 37, 287–288 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00588334

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