HTLV-I-Associated Myelopathy: Acute Progression and Atypical MR Findings

We describe serial MR imaging findings in a patient with HTLV-I-associated myelopathy. The patient had acute progression of neurologic symptoms and exhibited swelling of the entire length of the spinal cord with increased T2 signal and contrast enhancement on MR imaging. The spinal cord became atrop...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of neuroradiology : AJNR 1999-09, Vol.20 (8), p.1417-1421
Hauptverfasser:	Shakudo, Miyuki, Inoue, Yuichi, Tsutada, Tsuyoshi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Disease AIDS/HIV Atrophy Biological and medical sciences Disease Progression Follow-Up Studies HTLV-I Infections - diagnosis Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 Human viral diseases Humans Image Enhancement Infectious diseases Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Medical sciences Middle Aged myelopathy Spinal Cord - pathology Spinal Cord Diseases - diagnosis Spine Viral diseases Viral diseases of the nervous system
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Zusammenfassung:	We describe serial MR imaging findings in a patient with HTLV-I-associated myelopathy. The patient had acute progression of neurologic symptoms and exhibited swelling of the entire length of the spinal cord with increased T2 signal and contrast enhancement on MR imaging. The spinal cord became atrophic a few years later.
ISSN:	0195-6108 1936-959X