The spinal cord is one of the two main targets neuromyelitis optica (NMO). aim this study was to highlight cervical atrophy in NMO patients as compared controls and assess correlations between clinical characteristics MRI data. This prospective investigated 15 with a diagnosis NMOSD healthy controls. whole explored by MRI. cross-sectional area (CSA) estimate at every level cup. measurement then...

We report a patient with biotinidase deficiency with peculiar findings on her MRI brain. Subcortical cysts combined with Dandy Walker cyst on the brain MRI have never been reported. There are many documented case reports of biotinidase deficiency and several of them have included findings on neuroimaging. Subcortical cysts have been documented in one patient with biotinidase deficiency previous...

OBJECTIVES To study the usefulness of MRI in preoperative evaluation of PFUDD. Can MRI provide additional information on urethral distraction defect (UDD) and cause of erectile dysfunction (ED)? MATERIALS AND METHODS In this prospective study, consecutive male patients presenting with PFUDD were included from Feb 2011 till Dec 2012. Those with traumatic spinal cord injury and pre-existing ED ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of missed acute care traumatic brain injury diagnoses in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury, and to examine risk factors for missed traumatic brain injury diagnosis. DESIGN Prospective magnetic resonance imaging and neuro-psychological assessment plus retrospective medical record review, including computed tomography. SUBJECTS Ninety-two adults w...

Intradural arachnoid cysts are a rare cause of spinal cord compression. In symptomatic cases neuropathic pain, gait disturbance, and paraparesis or quadriparesis are often present. Postoperative arachnoid cysts have rarely been reported. We describe a 56-year-old male who developed progressively enlarging arachnoid cysts with cauda equina syndrome and vertebral body erosion after lumbar surgery...

OBJECTIVES To ascertain the prevalence of pancreatic cysts detected incidentally on 3-Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the abdomen and correlate this prevalence with patient age and gender; assess the number, location, and size of these lesions, as well as features suspicious for malignancy; and determine the prevalence of incidentally detected dilatation of the main pancreatic duct (M...

Over the past two decades, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been widely used for diagnosis in gestational women. Though it has several advantages, animal and human studies on the safety of MRI for the fetus remain inconclusive. Epigenetic modifications, which are crucial for cellular functioning, are prone to being affected by environmental changes. Therefore, we hypothesized that MRI durin...

OBJECTIVE To study injury-related and individual factors as predictors of work participation in persons with traumatic and congenital spinal cord injury. DESIGN Cross-sectional questionnaire study. SUBJECTS One hundred and eighty-two persons with traumatic spinal cord injury treated in the Spinal Injuries Unit in Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden, and 48 persons with meningo...

Background: Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonosis caused by the larve of Echinococcus granulosus. Cysts can develop in any part body, although liver and lungs are most frequently involved. Bone one rarest forms disease, accounting for 0.5 to 4.0% all echinococcosis. Spinal cysts disabling causing destruction similar malignant bone lesions, with high risk neurological deficit. Objectives: To ...

BACKGROUND Pineal cysts are benign glial uniloculated or multiloculated fluid-filled sacs located in the pineal gland region. Small pineal cysts are often found incidentally in healthy adults in 1.5-10.8%. Large cysts may cause neurological problems due to pressure exertion on adjacent structures. METHODS We have used prospective, observational study of an inception cohort of 16 adolescents o...