[Radiation myelopathy. Four case reports].
Chronically progressive (permanent) radiation myelopathy is a serious complication to irradiation of head/neck carcinoma. We describe four patients who developed stationary neurological deficits with a considerable reduction in function. One patient received a radiation dose below 50 Gy and the others up to 58 Gy against the cervical medulla. One patient developed an intramedullary syrinx.
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H:S Rigshospitalet, Neurocentret, klinik for para- og tetraplegi, og Amtssygehuset i Herlev, onkologisk afdeling.
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Lars E
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D000328:Adult; D018437:Brown-Sequard Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000503:physiopathology