CORTICOSPINAL TRACT DEGENERATION IN MOTOR-NEURON DISEASE

Authors
MASCALCHI M SALVI F VALZANIA F MARCACCI G BARTOLOZZI C TASSINARI CA
Citation
M. Mascalchi et al., CORTICOSPINAL TRACT DEGENERATION IN MOTOR-NEURON DISEASE, American journal of neuroradiology, 16(4), 1995, pp. 878-880
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences,"Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
American journal of neuroradiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01956108
Volume
16
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Supplement
S
Pages
878 - 880
Database
ISI
SICI code
0195-6108(1995)16:4<878:CTDIMD>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Long-repetition-time spin-echo MR images showed symmetric hyperintensi ty of the intracerebral corticospinal tracts in two patients with clin ical and neurophysiologic diagnosis of primary lateral sclerosis and a myotrophic lateral sclerosis. In both, axial low-flip-angle gradient-e cho images of the cervical spine showed hyperintensity of the lateral columns of the cord consistent with antegrade degeneration of the cros sed cortico-spinal tracts.