Role of diffusion MRI in diagnosis of spinal cord infarction in children.

Publication/Presentation Date

6-1-2008

Abstract

Anterior spinal artery (ASA) infarction is a rare but well-described cause of flaccid paraparesis in adults, presenting with a high thoracic spinothalamic sensory level and preservation of dorsal column function. Careful sensory examination, demonstrating loss of spinothalamic modalities with preservation of dorsal column modalities, supports a clinical diagnosis of ASA infarction. Findings on conventional MRI of the spinal cord are often non-specific, and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is not routinely performed. We describe four children with ASA infarction after minor trauma. DWI was performed in all cases and confirmed the clinical diagnosis.

Volume

39

Issue

3

First Page

188

Last Page

191

ISSN

0174-304X

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics

PubMedID

18991201

Department(s)

Department of Pediatrics

Document Type

Article

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