Acute Spinal Cord Infarction: Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging: Case Report
Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery
; : 64-66, 2013.
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ABSTRACT
STUDY DESIGN: A case report. OBJECTIVE: We present a rare case of acute spinal cord infarction and usefulness of diffusion weighted MR imaging. SUMMARY OF LITERATURE REVIEW: T1-weighted and T2-weighted images are often normal in a patient with acute spinal cord infarction. MATERIAL AND METHODS: An 82-year-old presented with acute onset of paraplegia and urinary retention. His symptoms developed 6 days ago without any trauma. He had a history of vertebroplasty due to compression fracture of 12th thoracic vertebral body 6 years ago. There was no evidence of spinal cord compression on routine T1-and T2-weighted MRI. RESULTS: In diffusion-weighted MRI, a high intensity signal intensity lesion in the spinal cord and conus medullaris was observed. CONCLUSION: We report an example for the usefulness of diffusion-weighted image for early and accurate diagnosis of acute spinal cord infarction.
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Main subject:
Paraplegia
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Spinal Cord
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Spinal Cord Compression
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Urinary Retention
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Diffusion
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Conus Snail
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Fractures, Compression
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Vertebroplasty
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Infarction
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Humans
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery
Year:
2013
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Article