SERIAL MRI FINDINGS OF BENIGN POLIOMYELITIS

Authors
KIBE T FUJIMOTO S ISHIKAWA T TERASAWA S WADA Y BANNO T TOYAMA J
Citation
T. Kibe et al., SERIAL MRI FINDINGS OF BENIGN POLIOMYELITIS, Brain & development, 18(2), 1996, pp. 147-149
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Brain & development → ACNP
ISSN journal
03877604
Volume
18
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
147 - 149
Database
ISI
SICI code
0387-7604(1996)18:2<147:SMFOBP>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
A 14-year-old boy presented with incomplete transverse myelopathic sym ptoms associated with mild encephalitis. Magnetic resonance imaging (M RI) revealed involvement of the central portion of spinal cord extendi ng from the C1 to T5 level on T2-weighted images with expansion of the cervical spinal cord. The boy made a full clinical recovery in a few weeks. Cultures of the pharyngeal exudate were positive for ECHO virus type 11. The lesion on MRI disappeared completely in a few months.