title: Making a diagnosis in patients with an isolated spinal cord syndrome.
abstract: In this study, a retrospective comparison was made between 40 patients with an isolated spinal cord syndrome in whom an ultimate diagnosis of multiple sclerosis was made and 40 patients with a spinal cord syndrome due to other diseases. The results of the study indicate which anamnestic items and laboratory findings at the time of presentation can provide additional support for making a diagnosis in the individual patient with myelopathy without clinical evidence of supraspinal lesions.
authors.affiliation: Free University Hospital, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Van der Eerden
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Koetsier
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Polman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000150:complications; D013577:Syndrome