title: Case report: diffusion-weighted MRI in anterior spinal artery stroke of the cervical spinal cord.
abstract: The authors present a case of anterior spinal artery stroke demonstrated by diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) using single-shot echo-planar imaging. DWI clearly demonstrated hyperintensity with a decreased apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) at 26 hours after onset. At 28 days, there was persistent hyperintensity with an increased ADC, corresponding to T2-weighted hyperintensity in the whole spinal gray matter at the C2-C7 vertebral level. DWI provided satisfactory images and was helpful for diagnosing and evaluating anterior spinal artery stroke.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan. tsagi@abeam.ocn.ne.jp
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sagiuchi
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iida
authors.forename: Shigekuni
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tachibana
authors.forename: Mari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kusumi
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kan
authors.forename: Kiyotaka
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujii
mesh_terms: D020759:Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D017352:Echo-Planar Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D020760:Spinal Cord Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis*