title: Demyelinating and infectious diseases of the spinal cord.
abstract: Spinal cord diseases generally have distinctive clinical findings that reflect dysfunction of particular sensory or motor tracts. The abnormalities on MR images reflect the pathologic changes that occur in the affected pathways. The complexity and the wide spectrum of diseases affecting the spinal cord require a profound knowledge of neuropathology and exactly tuned imaging strategies. This article describes and illustrates the clinical and imaging characteristics in various demyelinating and infectious conditions of the spinal cord.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Section, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, Vienna A-1090, Austria. majda.thurnher@meduniwien.ac.at
authors.forename: Majda M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Thurnher
authors.forename: Fabiola
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cartes-Zumelzu
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mueller-Mang
mesh_terms: D002494:Central Nervous System Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020278:Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*