title: Recurrent acute transverse myelopathy associated with anticardiolipin antibodies.
abstract: In three patients with recurrent episodes of acute transverse myelopathy, spinal MR imaging during each episode showed areas of hyperintensity on proton density- and T2-weighted images with inconsistent contrast enhancement. Cranial MR imaging, laboratory screenings, and CSF analysis showed only increased titers of anticardiolipin antibodies. Although a causative role in neurologic conditions has not been established conclusively, an association between these antibodies and acute transverse myelopathy and its recurrences cannot be ignored.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, Scientific Institute H.S. Raffaele, University of Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Campi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Filippi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Comi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scotti
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin / Q000032:analysis*; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012008:Recurrence; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin