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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamadmostafa Jahansouz M.D.[2]
Overview
[spinal] MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of [tabes dorsalis]. Findings on MRI suggestive of/diagnostic of [tabes dorsalis] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
MRI
- Spinal and brain MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of [tabes dorsalis]. Findings on MRI suggestive of/diagnostic of [tabes dorsalis] include:
- Longitudinal T2-weighted hyperintensity in the dorsal columns of the spinal cord
- Narrowing between the cervical discs and partial ankylosis of the cervical disc space[1]
- Bilateral high intensity signals on the T2 weighted sequence located in mesiotemporal, insular, frontal regions[2]
- Calcification of the ligamentum flavum[1]
OR
- There are no MRI findings associated with [disease name]. However, a MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include:
- [Complication 1]
- [Complication 2]
- [Complication 3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Salem KM, Majeed H, Bommireddy R, Klezl Z (2013). "Tertiary syphilis in the cervical spine: a case report and review of the literature". Global Spine J. 3 (1): 41–6. doi:10.1055/s-0032-1329887. PMC 3854603. PMID 24436850.
- ↑ Brisset M, Chadenat ML, Cordoliani Y, Kamga-Tallom R, D'Anglejean J, Pico F (2011). "[MRI features of neurosyphilis]". Rev Neurol (Paris). 167 (4): 337–42. doi:10.1016/j.neurol.2010.08.012. PMID 21440277.