title: MRI in decompression illness.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Humboldt Universität, Berlin, Germany. hiho@charite.de
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hierholzer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tempka
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stroszczynski
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Amodio
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hosten
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Felix
mesh_terms: 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