Spinal cord swelling in patients with cervical compression myelopathy

Spinal cord swelling in patients with cervical compression myelopathy

Abstract Background Intramedullary hyperintense lesions associated with spinal cord edema on T2-weighted MR images (T2WI) are rare findings in patients with cervical spondylosis and are poorly characterized. We investigated the clinical characteristics of spinal cord edema due to cervical spondylosi...

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Main Authors: Naohiro Tachibana, Takeshi Oichi, So Kato, Yusuke Sato, Hiroyuki Hasebe, Shima Hirai, Yuki Taniguchi, Yoshitaka Matsubayashi, Harushi Mori, Sakae Tanaka, Yasushi Oshima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Spinal cord edema
Cervical spondylosis
Intramedullary hyperintense lesion
Early-onset
Rapid disease progression
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-019-2673-2

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