MRI of anterior spinal artery syndrome.
In this serial MRI study a 24 year old man presenting anterior spinal artery syndrome was examined. In the acute stage, spin echo sequences showed an enlarged cervical cord on a T1 weighted image and high signal intensity in the enlarged portion of the cord on a T2 weighted image. The findings were interpreted as oedema in the grey and white matter subsequent to ischaemia. In the chronic stage, inversion recovery techniques revealed a distinct focus in the anterior two thirds of the cord at the low cervical level.
Kume
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Department of Neurology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
Yoneyama
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Takahashi
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Watanabe
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D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply*; D013577:Syndrome