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Case Reports
. 2020 Jun 10;7(5):e803.
doi: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000000803. Print 2020 Sep.

COVID-19-associated acute necrotizing myelitis

Javier Sotoca  1 , Yensa Rodríguez-Álvarez  2
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Case Reports

COVID-19-associated acute necrotizing myelitis

Javier Sotoca et al. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. .
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Figure. Spinal MRI evolution of LETM with necrotizing area
Sagittal T2-weighted (A–C) and sagittal postcontrast T1-weighted (D–F). Baseline performed (A and D), follow-up 1 week (B and E), and plasmapheresis posttreatment (C and F). A LETM is seen in the cervical spinal cord (A) with patchy enhancement (D). Progressive swelling of the spinal cord and a new necrotizing area (B: arrow) that shows peripheral enhancement (E: arrow). Significant decreases of both myelitis extension (C) and enhancement (F) after plasmapheresis treatment, with necrosis area in evolution. LETM = longitudinal extensive transverse myelitis.
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