Role of diffusion MRI in diagnosis of spinal cord infarction in children.
Neuropediatrics
; 39(3): 188-91, 2008 Jun.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18991201
ABSTRACT
Anterior spinal artery (ASA) infarction is a rare but well-described cause of flaccid paraparesis in adults, presenting with a high thoracic spinothalamic sensory level and preservation of dorsal column function. Careful sensory examination, demonstrating loss of spinothalamic modalities with preservation of dorsal column modalities, supports a clinical diagnosis of ASA infarction. Findings on conventional MRI of the spinal cord are often non-specific, and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is not routinely performed. We describe four children with ASA infarction after minor trauma. DWI was performed in all cases and confirmed the clinical diagnosis.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Medula Espinal
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Síndrome da Artéria Espinal Anterior
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Imagem de Difusão por Ressonância Magnética
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Infarto
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article