Myelopathy but normal MRI: where next?
For most patients presenting with a spinal cord syndrome MR scanning has become the key investigation in establishing the diagnosis. However, myelopathy with normal spinal imaging remains a common clinical conundrum. In this review we discuss the diagnoses to consider for the neurologist presented with a patient with "MR normal myelopathy". We will illustrate this scenario with a series of short cases and consider the further investigation of "MRI normal" myelopathy.
Wong
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The Walton Centre for Neurologyand Neurosurgery NHS Trust,Fazakerley, Liverpool, UK. Sui.Wong@thewaltoncentre.nhs.uk
Boggild
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Enevoldson
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Fletcher
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D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*