Acute Transverse Myelitis: A Retrospective Study Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging

1994 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Scott ◽  
Norbert Weikers ◽  
Mark Hospodar ◽  
Joseph Wapenski
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Transverse Myelitis ◽  
Acute Onset ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Diagnosis And Prognosis ◽  
Acute Transverse Myelitis ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mri

Abstract:The prognostic value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the syndrome of acute transverse myelitis had not been evaluated. After retrospective study of 14 cases, we found that MRI is valuable for both diagnosis and prognosis in this illness. The criteria for the diagnosis of acute transverse myelitis consisted of acute onset (over less than 3 weeks) of symmetrical motor and sensory dysfunction referable to a distinct spinal cord level, with sphincter dysfunction. Patients with abnormal MRIs of the spinal cord had significantly worse outcomes than patients with normal MRIs.

scholarly journals Myelopolyradiculoneuritis with lesions predominantly across the spinal cord

2001 ◽  
Vol XXXIII (3-4) ◽  
pp. 52-54
Author(s):  
V. V. Ponomarev ◽  
V. I. Khodulev
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Transverse Myelitis ◽  
International Classification Of Diseases ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Acute Transverse Myelitis ◽  
Classification Of Diseases ◽  
Examination Methods ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mri

Acute primary myelitis is an inflammatory disease of the spinal cord. Transverse and multifocal myelitis is distinguished, differing in the size and number of foci of inflammation in individual segments of the spinal cord. Acute transverse myelitis is considered as a separate nosological form in the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases. The introduction of such modern paraclinical examination methods as electroneuromyography (ENMG), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), make it possible to visualize the morphological substrate of the disease, to better understand the nature and mechanisms of its development.

scholarly journals The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Acute Transverse Myelitis

1992 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 508-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara G. Austin ◽  
Chi-Shing Zee ◽  
Cheryl Waters
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Vascular Malformation ◽  
Prognostic Value ◽  
Transverse Myelitis ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Spinal Cord Lesions ◽  
Acute Transverse Myelitis

ABSTRACT:Eighteen adult patients presenting with acute transverse myelitis (ATM) were evaluated using magnetic resonance imaging. Only 7 had abnormal scans showing an area of increased signal intensity within the cord solely on T2 weighted images; Tl weighted images were normal. The MRI abnormality did not correlate with the cause of the transverse myelitis, the extent of maximum neurological deficit, or the prognosis. A scan performed more than 5 days after the onset of disease was most likely to be positive. Even though the prognostic value of MRI in ATM may be limited, it remains a valuable technique for ruling out other causes of noncompressive spinal cord lesions, such as hemmorhage, vascular malformation, or tumor.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Spinal Cord Disease of Childhood

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-256
Author(s):  
Roger J. Packer ◽  
Robert A. Zimmerman ◽  
Leslie N. Sutton ◽  
Larissa T. Bilaniuk ◽  
Derek A. Bruce ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Vertebral Body ◽  
Congenital Anomalies ◽  
Correct Diagnosis ◽  
Surface Coil ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Spinal Cord Disease ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mri

Correct diagnosis of spinal cord disease in childhood is often delayed, resulting in irreversible neurologic deficits. A major reason for this delay is the lack of a reliable means to noninvasively visualize the spinal cord. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) should be useful in the evaluation of diseases of the spinal cord. A 1.5 Tesla MRI unit with a surface coil was used to study 41 children, including eight patients with intrinsic spinal cord lesions, eight patients with masses compressing the cord, 12 patients with congenital anomalies of the cord or surrounding bony structures, three patients with syrinxes, and three patients with vertebral body abnormalities. Intrinsic lesions of the cord were well seen in all cases as intrinsic irregularly widened, abnormally intense cord regions. MRI was helpful in following the course of disease in patients with primary spinal cord tumors. Areas of tumor were separable from syrinx cavities. Extrinsic lesions compressing the cord and vertebral body disease were also well visualized. Congenital anomalies of the spinal cord, including tethering and lipomatous tissue, were better seen on MRI than by any other radiographic technique. MRI is an excellent noninvasive "screening" technique for children with suspected spinal cord disease and may be the only study needed in many patients with congenital spinal cord anomalies. It is also an excellent means to diagnose and follow patients with other forms of intra- and extraspinal pathology.

scholarly journals Advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques of the spine and spinal cord in children and adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 549-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. I. Vargas ◽  
B. M. A. Delattre ◽  
J. Boto ◽  
J. Gariani ◽  
A. Dhouib ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mri

A comparison of magnetic resonance imaging sequences in evaluating pathological changes in the canine spinal cord

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 481-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Adamiak ◽  
A. Pomianowski ◽  
Y. Zhalniarovich ◽  
M. Kwiatkowska ◽  
M. Jaskólska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Spin Echo ◽  
Fast Spin Echo ◽  
Spinal Diseases ◽  
Pathological Changes ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Scanning Time ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mri

A comparison of magnetic resonance imaging sequences in evaluating pathological changes in the canine spinal cord This paper discusses 28 canine patients subjected to low-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spinal cord for neurological indications. The authors describe and compare the used MRI sequences with an indication of the most effective sequences in MRI examinations that require short scanning time. The most effective sequences supporting a quick diagnosis of spinal diseases in dogs were SE (spin echo), FSE (fast spin echo) and 3D HYCE (hybrid contrast enhancement).

Spinal intramedullary cavernoma: clinical presentation and surgical outcome

2000 ◽  
Vol 93 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harel Deutsch ◽  
George I. Jallo ◽  
Alina Faktorovich ◽  
Fred Epstein
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Acute Onset ◽  
Surgical Removal ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Posterior Laminectomy ◽  
Fine Print

Object. Improved neuroimaging techniques have led to an increase in the reported cases of intramedullary cavernomas. The purpose of this study was to define the spectrum of presenting signs and symptoms in patients with spinal intramedullary cavernomas and to analyze the role of surgery as a treatment for these lesions. Methods. The authors reviewed the charts of 16 patients who underwent surgery for spinal intramedullary cavernomas. All patients underwent preoperative magnetic resonance imaging studies. Cavernomas represented 14 (5.0%) of 280 intramedullary lesions found in adults and two (1.1%) of 181 intramedullary lesions found in pediatric cases. A posterior laminectomy and surgical resection of the malformation were performed in all 16 patients. Conclusions. Magnetic resonance imaging is virtually diagnostic for spinal cavernoma lesions. Patients with spinal intramedullary cavernomas presented with either an acute onset of neurological compromise or a slowly progressive neurological decline. Acute neurological decline occurs secondary to hemorrhage within the spinal cord. Chronic progressive myelopathy occurs due to microhemorrhages and the resulting gliotic reaction to hemorrhagic products. There is no evidence that cavernomas increase in size. The rate of rebleeding is unknown, but spinal cavernomas appear to be clinically more aggressive than cranial cavernomas, probably because the spinal cord is less tolerant of mass lesions. Complete surgical removal of the cavernoma was possible in 15 of 16 of the authors' cases.

scholarly journals MRI features in the non-traumatic spinal cord injury patients presenting at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 127-132
Author(s):  
Hafisatu Gbadamosi ◽  
Yaw B. Mensah ◽  
Samuel Asiamah
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Spinal Metastases ◽  
Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Mri Features ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mri

Background: Neurological limb deficit due to non-traumatic myelopathy is a disabling and distressing neurological condition.  In recent time Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has proven to be the ultimate imaging modality for evaluating pathologies of the spinal cord.Objective: To describe the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) features of patients with Non-Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury evaluated at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), Accra, Ghana. Results: Out of a total of 141 MRI’s evaluated 60.3% were males and 39.7% female. The majority of the respondents 85.1% had paraparesis/paraplegia,13.5% had quadriparesis/quadriplegia, 1.4% had weakness in one upper limb and both lower limbs. The commonest MRI features of NTSCI recorded was due to degenerative disease of the spine 75.9%, spinal metastases 5.7%, Pott's/pyogenic spondylitis 3.5%, demyelinating disease 2.8% and primary spinal tumours 2.8%.Conclusion: The commonest MRI findings in the study population were due to degenerative disease of the spine, followed by spinal metastases and infective spondylitis. Funding: Not declaredKeywords: paraparesis, paraplegia, tetraparesis, tetraplegia, Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Prognostic utility of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in predicting neurological outcomes in patients with acute thoracolumbar spinal cord injury

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 1227-1235
Author(s):  
Ankith Naduvanahalli Vivekanandaswamy ◽  
Muhil Kannan ◽  
Vyom Sharma ◽  
Ajoy Prasad Shetty ◽  
Anupama Maheswaran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Neurological Outcomes ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Prognostic Utility ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mri
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