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 w...
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Published in | Practical neurology Vol. 8; no. 2; pp. 90 - 102 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
London
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
01.04.2008
BMJ BMJ Publishing Group LTD |
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Summary: | 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. |
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Bibliography: | href:practneurol-8-90.pdf ArticleID:pn144121 istex:CF260677BC85262F55D8D0A8A2CA5F023AAF8D30 ark:/67375/NVC-BGD96QL7-0 local:practneurol;8/2/90 PMID:18344379 ObjectType-Case Study-3 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1 ObjectType-Feature-5 ObjectType-Report-2 ObjectType-Article-4 |
ISSN: | 1474-7758 1474-7766 |
DOI: | 10.1136/jnnp.2008.144121 |