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Case Reports
. 1996 Feb;243(2):191-5.
doi: 10.1007/BF02444013.

Acute infectious disorders of the spinal cord and its roots with gadolinium-DTPA enhancement in magnetic resonance imaging

S Engelter  1 , P Lyrer, E W Radu, A J Steck
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Case Reports

Acute infectious disorders of the spinal cord and its roots with gadolinium-DTPA enhancement in magnetic resonance imaging

S Engelter et al. J Neurol. 1996 Feb.

Abstract

We studied three patients with myelomeningoradiculitis caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, herpes zoster virus or cytomegalovirus infection. All patients underwent MRI of the spinal cord with gadolinium-DTPA and showed enhancing lesions of the spinal cord or nerve roots that correlated with clinical signs. Gadolinium-DTPA enhancement may visualize lesions that suggest an inflammation associated with blood-brain-barrier alteration and indicate the diagnosis before serological results are available.

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