(1) Department of Neurology, Baba Memorial Hospital, Osaka, Japan;(2) Hyogo Brain and Heart Center at Himeji, Osaka, Japan;(3) Department of Neurosurgery, Baba Memorial Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Abstract:
Summary Spinal cord infarcts are rare. We report serial MRI studies of a patient with a clinically diagnosed spontaneous spinal cord infarct. The usefulness of gadolinium diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid-dimeglumine (Gd-DTPA) enhancement is also discussed. Serial MRI with Gd-DTPA is useful to diagnose the spinal cord infarction.