title: [Intramedullary cavernous angioma of the spinal cord: case report].
abstract: We report a case of intramedullary cavernous angioma in a 56 years old woman with history of back pain. MRI show discal protrusion and disclose an intramedullary lesion, with heterogeneous sinal. The MRI is more sensitive than CT and the most appropriate technique is the sequence eco-gradient. The diagnosis is relevant because there is a possibility of acute neurological deficit and it is frequently accompanied by cranial cavernous angiomas.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Bioimagem, Setor de Neurorradiologia, Hospital São Rafael, Salvador, BA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Adriana Vieira
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Pedreira
authors.forename: Cleonice Isabela Santos
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Francine Judite
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Freitas
authors.forename: Verônica Aline
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: Marcos Alberto da Costa
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Machado
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed