Varicella-zoster virus myelitis - Serial MR findings

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作者
Hirai, T [1 ]
Korogi, Y [1 ]
Hamatake, S [1 ]
Ikushima, I [1 ]
Shigematsu, Y [1 ]
Takahashi, M [1 ]
Ando, Y [1 ]
Arima, T [1 ]
Ando, M [1 ]
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[1] KUMAMOTO UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT INTERNAL MED 1, KUMAMOTO 860, JAPAN
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10.1259/0007-1285-69-828-1187
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R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
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1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
The authors describe a 32-year-old male in whom herpes tester of the left upper extremity was complicated by the development of cervical myelitis. Contrast enhancement and abnormal signal intensity on T-1 and T-2 weighted images was seen at C1-C6 levels in the spinal cord and medulla. There was also slight enlargement of the cord at these levels. On serial MR imaging, the degree of enhancement changed from marked to none with corresponding clinical improvement.
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