title: Acute infectious disorders of the spinal cord and its roots with gadolinium-DTPA enhancement in magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: We studied three patients with myelomeningoradiculitis caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, herpes zoster virus or cytomegalovirus infection. All patients underwent MRI of the spinal cord with gadolinium-DTPA and showed enhancing lesions of the spinal cord or nerve roots that correlated with clinical signs. Gadolinium-DTPA enhancement may visualize lesions that suggest an inflammation associated with blood-brain-barrier alteration and indicate the diagnosis before serological results are available.
authors: Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Basle, Switzerland.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Engelter
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Lyrer
authors: E W
authors: EW
authors: Radu
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Steck
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005682:Gadolinium / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011128:Polyradiculopathy / Q000473:pathology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D005682:Gadolinium