Magnetic resonance imaging of the cauda equina in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a patient with biopsy proven chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy whose magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated abnormal enhancement of the cauda equina after administration of gadolinium. Enhancement may reflect alteration of the blood-nerve barrier secondary to inflammation. Magnetic resonance imaging of the cauda equina could be a useful adjunct in the early diagnosis of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.
Medical subject headings
- Cauda Equina
- Demyelinating Diseases
- Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
- Polyneuropathies