MRI of cervical cord lesions and their resolution in Toxocara canis myelopathy

被引:36
作者
Duprez, TPJ
Bigaignon, G
Delgrange, E
Desfontaines, P
Hermans, M
Vervoort, T
Sindic, CJM
Buysschaert, M
机构
[1] UNIV CATHOLIQUE LOUVAIN, CLIN UNIV ST LUC, DEPT BIOL CLIN, B-1200 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
[2] UNIV CATHOLIQUE LOUVAIN, CLIN UNIV ST LUC, DEPT INTERNAL MED, B-1200 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
[3] UNIV CATHOLIQUE LOUVAIN, CLIN UNIV ST LUC, DEPT NEUROL, B-1200 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
[4] INST TROP MED, B-2000 ANTWERP, BELGIUM
关键词
spinal cord; infection; Toxocara canis; magnetic resonance imaging;
D O I
10.1007/s002340050350
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
摘要
We report serial MRI findings in a 58-year-old man with cervical cord involvement by Toxocara canis, in whom antihelminthic chemotherapy yielded improvement of the neurological deficits and cord lesions seen on MRI.
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页码:792 / 795
页数:4
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