Neurogenic heterotopic ossification after a stroke: diagnostic and radiological challenges
Singapore medical journal
;
: e119-22, 2014.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-274212
ABSTRACT
Heterotopic ossification (HO) is the aberrant formation of ectopic bone within the soft tissues, of which the aetiology is usually either traumatic or neurogenic. Neurogenic HO is a known but uncommon complication that occurs after a cerebral or spinal insult. The condition may present with a spectrum of symptoms and is often difficult to diagnose clinically. Although different imaging modalities have been used to diagnose HO, clinicians and radiologists may occasionally encounter radiological features of HO that may mimic other disease conditions. We herein report a rare case of neurogenic HO occurring in the non-paretic limb of a patient, and the diagnostic and radiological challenges encountered.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Quality of Life
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Chemistry
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Ossification, Heterotopic
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Contrast Media
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Stroke
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Therapeutic Uses
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Diagnosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Singapore medical journal
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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