Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 1 , Pages 84-94 , January 2009

Magnetic resonance imaging of acute intramedullary myelopathy: radiological differential diagnosis for the on-call radiologist

  • F. Sheerin

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondent: F. Sheerin, ORH NHS Trust, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK. Guarantor: G. Quaghebeur, ORH NHS Trust, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK. Tel.: +44 1865 220800.
    • ,
  • K. Collison
    • ,
  • G. Quaghebeur

Received 6 April 2008 ,Revised 30 June 2008 ,Accepted 8 July 2008.

References 

  1. Stevens JM. Imaging of the spinal cord. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1995;58:403–416
  2. Harzheim M, Schlegel U, Urbach H, Klockgether T, et al. Discriminatory features of acute transverse myelitis: a retrospective analysis of 45 patients. J Neurol Sci. 2004;217:217–223
  3. Choi KH, Lee KS, Chung SO, et al. Idiopathic transverse myelitis: MR characteristics. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1996;17:1151–1160
  4. Campi A, Filippi M, Comi G, et al. Acute transverse myelopathy: spinal and cranial MR study with clinical follow-up. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1995;16:115–123
  5. Tartaglino LM, Friedman DP, Flanders AE, et al. Multiple sclerosis in the spinal cord: MR appearance and correlation with clinical parameters. Radiology. 1995;195:725–732
  6. Pearce JM. Neuromyelitis optica. Spinal Cord. 2005;43:631–634
  7. Lennon VA, Wingerchuk DM, Kryzer TJ, et al. A serum autoantibody marker of neuromyelitis optica: distinction from multiple sclerosis. Lancet. 2004;364:2106–2112
  8. Garg RK. Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. Postgrad Med J. 2003;79:11–17
  9. Honkaniemi J, Dastidar P, Kahara V, et al. Delayed MR imaging changes in acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2001;22:1117–1124
  10. Christoforidis GA, Spickler EM, Recio MV, et al. MR of CNS sarcoidosis: correlation of imaging features to clinical symptoms and response to treatment. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1999;20:655–669
  11. Dumas JL, Valeyre D, et al. Central nervous system sarcoidosis: follow-up at MR imaging during steroid therapy. Radiology. 2000;214:411–420
  12. Friess HM, Wasenko JJ. MR of staphylococcal myelitis of the cervical spinal cord. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1997;18:455–458
  13. Murphy KJ, Brunberg JA, Quint DJ, et al. Spinal cord infection: myelitis and abscess formation. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1998;19:341–348
  14. Mantienne C, Albucher JF, Catalaa I, et al. MRI in Lyme disease of the spinal cord. Neuroradiology. 2001;43:485–488
  15. Masson C, Pruvo JP, Meder JF, et al. Spinal cord infarction: clinical and magnetic resonance imaging findings and short term outcome. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2004;75:1431–1435
  16. Mawad ME, Rivera V, Crawford S, et al. Spinal cord ischemia after resection of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms: MR findings in 24 patients. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1990;155:1303–1307
  17. de Seze J, Stojkovic T, Breteau G, et al. Acute myelopathies: clinical, laboratory and outcome profiles in 79 cases. Brain. 2001;124:1509–1521
  18. Yuh WT, Marsh IIIrd EE, Wang AK, et al. MR imaging of spinal cord and vertebral body infarction. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1992;13:145–154
  19. Faig J, Busse O, Salbeck R. Vertebral body infarction as a confirmatory sign of spinal cord ischemic stroke: report of three cases and review of the literature. Stroke. 1998;29:239–243
  20. Bornke C, Schmid G, Szymanski S, et al. Vertebral body infarction indicating midthoracic spinal stroke. Spinal Cord. 2002;40:244–247
  21. Bordignon KC, Montu MB, Ramina R, et al. Foix-Alajouanine syndrome: case report. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2005;63:527–529
  22. Jellema K, Tijssen CC, van Gijn J. Spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas: a congestive myelopathy that initially mimics a peripheral nerve disorder. Brain. 2006;129:3150–3164
  23. Hemmer B, Glocker FX, Schumacher M, et al. Subacute combined degeneration: clinical, electrophysiological, and magnetic resonance imaging findings. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1998;65:822–827

PII: S0009-9260(08)00290-0

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2008.07.004

Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 1 , Pages 84-94 , January 2009

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution