Magnetic resonance imaging in cervical spinal cord compression

Magnetic resonance imaging in cervical spinal cord compression

In patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy MRI sometimes shows increased signal intensity zones on the T2-weighted images. It has been suggested that these findings carry prognostic significance. We studied 56 subjects with cervical spinal cord compression. Twelve patients showed an increased signal intensity (21.4%) and a prevalence of narrowing of the AP-diameter (62% vs 24%). Furthemore, in this group, there was evidence of a longer mean duration of the symptoms and, in most of the patients, of more serious clinical conditions. The importance of these predisposing factors remains, however, to be clarified since they are also present in some patients without the increased signal intensity.

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Main Authors: Giammona,Giovanni, Giuffrida,Salvatore, Greco,Salvatore, Grassi,Casimiro, Pira,Francesco Le
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Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 1993
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spelling oai:scielo:S0004-282X19930003000222011-01-19Magnetic resonance imaging in cervical spinal cord compressionGiammona,GiovanniGiuffrida,SalvatoreGreco,SalvatoreGrassi,CasimiroPira,Francesco Le magnetic resonance imaging cervical spondylotic myelopathy In patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy MRI sometimes shows increased signal intensity zones on the T2-weighted images. It has been suggested that these findings carry prognostic significance. We studied 56 subjects with cervical spinal cord compression. Twelve patients showed an increased signal intensity (21.4%) and a prevalence of narrowing of the AP-diameter (62% vs 24%). Furthemore, in this group, there was evidence of a longer mean duration of the symptoms and, in most of the patients, of more serious clinical conditions. The importance of these predisposing factors remains, however, to be clarified since they are also present in some patients without the increased signal intensity.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAcademia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEUROArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria v.51 n.3 19931993-09-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1993000300022en10.1590/S0004-282X1993000300022
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Giuffrida,Salvatore
Greco,Salvatore
Grassi,Casimiro
Pira,Francesco Le
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Giuffrida,Salvatore
Greco,Salvatore
Grassi,Casimiro
Pira,Francesco Le
Magnetic resonance imaging in cervical spinal cord compression
author_facet Giammona,Giovanni
Giuffrida,Salvatore
Greco,Salvatore
Grassi,Casimiro
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title Magnetic resonance imaging in cervical spinal cord compression
title_short Magnetic resonance imaging in cervical spinal cord compression
title_full Magnetic resonance imaging in cervical spinal cord compression
title_fullStr Magnetic resonance imaging in cervical spinal cord compression
title_full_unstemmed Magnetic resonance imaging in cervical spinal cord compression
title_sort magnetic resonance imaging in cervical spinal cord compression
description In patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy MRI sometimes shows increased signal intensity zones on the T2-weighted images. It has been suggested that these findings carry prognostic significance. We studied 56 subjects with cervical spinal cord compression. Twelve patients showed an increased signal intensity (21.4%) and a prevalence of narrowing of the AP-diameter (62% vs 24%). Furthemore, in this group, there was evidence of a longer mean duration of the symptoms and, in most of the patients, of more serious clinical conditions. The importance of these predisposing factors remains, however, to be clarified since they are also present in some patients without the increased signal intensity.
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