title: An MR image of spinal cord sarcoidosis.
abstract: We present a case of spinal cord sarcoidosis with a unique magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) finding. MRI of the cervical spine revealed an unusual lesion of low signal intensity on T2-weighted image at the core of the lesion surrounded by high signal intensity. T1-weighted gadolinium enhanced image showed a high signal at the core lesion. Low signal intensity on T2-weighted image in the case was suggested to be due to hemosiderin deposition. Steroid therapy dramatically improved clinical symptoms with a marked reduction of peripheral T2 high intensity area and the core lesion size detected by gadolinium enhancement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Okayama University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Manabe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shiro
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kashihara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yasui
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*