MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING OF THE CAUDA-EQUINA IN CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING POLYNEUROPATHY

被引:39
作者
CRINO, PB
GROSSMAN, RJ
ROSTAMI, A
机构
[1] UNIV PENN,SCH MED,DEPT NEUROL,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19104
[2] UNIV PENN,SCH MED,NEURORADIOL SECT,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19104
关键词
D O I
10.1002/ana.410330314
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
摘要
We report a patient with biopsy proven chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy whose magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated abnormal enhancement of the cauda equina after administration of gadolinium. Enhancement may reflect alteration of the blood-nerve barrier secondary to inflammation. Magnetic resonance imaging of the cauda equina could be a useful adjunct in the early diagnosis of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.
引用
收藏
页码:311 / 313
页数:3
相关论文
共 10 条
[1]   ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT DIAGNOSTIC-CRITERIA FOR GUILLAIN-BARRE-SYNDROME [J].
ASBURY, AK ;
CORNBLATH, DR .
ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY, 1990, 27 :S21-S24
[2]  
BERNS DH, 1988, J COMPUT ASSIST TOMO, V12, P494
[3]   MR IMAGING IN HYPERTROPHIC NEUROPATHY - A CASE OF HEREDITARY MOTOR AND SENSORY NEUROPATHY, TYPE-I (CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH) [J].
CHOI, SK ;
BOWERS, RP ;
BUCKTHAL, PE .
CLINICAL IMAGING, 1990, 14 (03) :204-207
[4]   MULTIPLE-SCLEROSIS - SERIAL STUDY OF GADOLINIUM-ENHANCED MR IMAGING [J].
GROSSMAN, RI ;
BRAFFMAN, BH ;
BRORSON, JR ;
GOLDBERG, HI ;
SILBERBERG, DH ;
GONZALEZSCARANO, F .
RADIOLOGY, 1988, 169 (01) :117-122
[5]   MR OF CRANIAL AND SPINAL MENINGEAL CARCINOMATOSIS - COMPARISON WITH CT AND MYELOGRAPHY [J].
KROL, G ;
SZE, G ;
MALKIN, M ;
WALKER, R .
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY, 1988, 151 (03) :583-588
[6]  
MONAJATI A, 1987, AM J NEURORADIOL, V8, P893
[7]  
NELSON J, 1991, NEUROLOGY, V42, P671
[8]  
SOLSBERG MD, 1990, AM J NEURORADIOL, V11, P3
[9]   MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING OF AIDS-RELATED POLYRADICULOPATHY [J].
TALPOS, D ;
TIEN, RD ;
HESSELINK, JR .
NEUROLOGY, 1991, 41 (12) :1996-1997
[10]   SARCOIDOSIS OF THE CAUDA-EQUINA - A REPORT OF 3 CASES [J].
ZAJICEK, J .
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, 1990, 237 (07) :424-426