[Anterior nerve roots enhancement on MRI in a case of Guillain-Barré syndrome].
A 4-year-old girl with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) showed the abnormal enhancement on MRI in the anterior nerve roots corresponding to the region of her muscle weakness on the 26th day of illness. The enhancement on MRI almost disappeared on the 89th day of illness, when her symptoms had more improved. We think that enhanced spinal MRI is useful to reveal the involved nerve roots and the degree of the illness in GBS.
Yanagihara
K
K
Department of Pediatric Neurology, Osaka Medical Center.
Imai
K
K
Otani
K
K
Futagi
Y
Y
Nishikawa
M
M
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000473:pathology*