title: MRI of syphilitic myelitis.
abstract: MR imaging was performed on a patient with syphilitic myelitis. T2-weighted images showed high intensity areas in the thoracic spinal cord. On T1-weighted images after gadolinium-DTPA injection, heterogeneous enhancement was observed in the superficial portion of the spinal cord. The intramedullary high intensity areas on T2-weighted images disappeared after antibiotic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Medical Center for Adult Disease, Shiga, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nabatame
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matuda
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dodo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imura
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009188:Myelitis, Transverse / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009494:Neurosyphilis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA