MRI findings in the painful hemiplegic shoulder

Távora, D.G.F.; Gama, R.L.; Bomfim, R.C.; Nakayama, M.; Silva, C.E.P.

doi:10.1016/j.crad.2010.06.001

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Volume 65, Issue 10 , Pages 789-794, October 2010

MRI findings in the painful hemiplegic shoulder

D.G.F. Távora
- Department of Radiology, Sarah Network of Hospitals for Rehabilitation, Fortaleza, Brazil
- Guarantor and correspondent: Daniel G.F. Távora, Department of Radiology, Sarah Network of Hospitals for Rehabilitation, Av. Juscelino Kubitschek, 4500, 60861-620 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. Tel.: +55 85 3499 4659; fax: +55 85 3499 4879.
R.L. Gama
- Department of Radiology, Sarah Network of Hospitals for Rehabilitation, Fortaleza, Brazil
R.C. Bomfim
- Department of Radiology, Sarah Network of Hospitals for Rehabilitation, Fortaleza, Brazil
M. Nakayama
- Department of Radiology, Federal University of Grande Dourados, Dourados, Brazil
C.E.P. Silva
- Department of Statistics, Sarah Network of Hospitals for Rehabilitation, Fortaleza, Brazil

Received 4 March 2010; received in revised form 20 May 2010; accepted 2 June 2010. published online 22 July 2010.

Aim

To evaluate the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in painful hemiplegic shoulder (PHS) in hemiplegic post-stroke patients.

Materials and methods

Patients with hemiplegia following their first cerebrovascular accident who were admitted to the Sarah Network of Hospitals for Rehabilitation were studied. Forty-five patients with pain in the hemiplegic shoulder and 23 post-stroke patients without shoulder pain were investigated. MRI and radiographic findings of the hemiplegic and contralateral asymptomatic shoulders were evaluated.

Results

Some MRI findings were more frequent in PHS group, including synovial capsule thickening, synovial capsule enhancement, and enhancement in the rotator cuff interval.