MRI in decompression illness.
We report a case of decompression illness in which the patient developed paraparesis during scuba diving after rapid ascent. MRI of the spine revealed a focal intramedullary lesion consistent with the symptoms. The pathophysiological and radiological aspects of spinal decompression illness are discussed.
Hierholzer
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Department of Radiology, Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Humboldt Universität, Berlin, Germany. hiho@charite.de
Tempka
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Stroszczynski
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Amodio
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Hosten
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Haas
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Felix
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D000328:Adult; D003665:Decompression Sickness / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004242:Diving; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D020335:Paraparesis / Q000209:etiology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000209:etiology