Lateral and Dorsal Column Hyperintensity on Magnetic Resonance Imaging in a Patient with Myelopathy Associated with Intrathecal Chemotherapy

Lateral and Dorsal Column Hyperintensity on Magnetic Resonance Imaging in a Patient with Myelopathy Associated with Intrathecal Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy-related myelopathy mimicking subacute combined degeneration (SCD) has rarely been reported. We encountered a 35-year-old female with sensory ataxia after intrathecal chemotherapy. Spinal magnetic resonance imaging showed localized abnormal signal areas in the lateral and dorsal white ma...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fumine Saito, Taku Hatano, Masaaki Hori, Miwako Kawamura, Makoto Sasaki, Shigeki Aoki, Nobutaka Hattori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2013-06-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
Subjects:
Spinal cord
Cytosine arabinoside
Methotrexate
Subacute combined degeneration
Magnetic resonance imaging
Diffusion imaging
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/351848

Internet

http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/351848

Similar Items