Spinal cord involvement can be observed in the course of immune-mediated disorders. Although multiple sclerosis (MS) represents the leading cause of inflammatory myelopathy …
Objective: To investigate the long-term outcome of patients with spinal cord infarct (SCI) and identify prognostic predictors. Methods: We reviewed 115 patients with SCI treated between …
Introduction Spinal cord infarction is a rare clinical diagnosis characterized by a sudden onset of paralysis, bowel and bladder dysfunction, and loss of pain and temperature …
F Romi, H Naess - European Neurology, 2016 - karger.com
Spinal cord stroke is rare accounting for 0.3-1% of all strokes and is classified into upper (cervical) and lower (thoracolumbar) strokes. Patients present with severe deficits but later …
Background: Most spinal cord infarctions are due to aortic pathologies and aortic surgeries. Fibrocartilaginous Embolism (FCE) has been reported to represent 5.5% of spinal cord …
MM Thurnher, M Law - Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics, 2009 - mri.theclinics.com
In the brain, diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is an established and reliable method for the characterization of neurologic lesions. Although the diagnostic value of DWI in the early …
E Kumral, F Polat, H Güllüoglu… - European Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose: The mechanism and pathogenesis of ischemic spinal stroke remain largely undetermined because most clinical studies have included mostly patients …
Background and Purpose Magnetic resonance (MR) findings in acute spinal-cord ischemia can be summarized as focal cord enlargement and hyperintensities on T2-weighted images …
The mortality of patients with neurogenic bladder (NB) secondary to major neurologic abnormalities has declined dramatically with improved care for NB. However, clinical studies …