Spinal MRI Findings of Guillain-Barré Syndrome
<p>Guillain-Barré syndrome is a relatively common, acute, and rapidly progressive, inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. The diagnosis is usually established on the basis of symptoms and signs, aided by cerebrospinal fluid findings and electrophysiologic criteria. Previously, radi...
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| author | Ozlem Alkan Tulin Yildirim Naime Tokmak Meliha Tan |
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| description | <p>Guillain-Barré syndrome is a relatively common, acute, and rapidly progressive, inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. The diagnosis is usually established on the basis of symptoms and signs, aided by cerebrospinal fluid findings and electrophysiologic criteria. Previously, radiologic examinations have been used only to rule out other spinal abnormalities. We report a case of systemic lupus erythematosus associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome with marked enhancement of nerve roots of the conus medullaris and cauda equina on MR imaging. These MR observations may help confirm the diagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4b7f4d55ddf9484ba061369eb95339e62022-12-21T20:38:33ZengEduRad PublishingJournal of Radiology Case Reports1943-09222009-03-0133252810.3941/jrcr.v3i3.153Spinal MRI Findings of Guillain-Barré SyndromeOzlem AlkanTulin YildirimNaime TokmakMeliha Tan<p>Guillain-Barré syndrome is a relatively common, acute, and rapidly progressive, inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. The diagnosis is usually established on the basis of symptoms and signs, aided by cerebrospinal fluid findings and electrophysiologic criteria. Previously, radiologic examinations have been used only to rule out other spinal abnormalities. We report a case of systemic lupus erythematosus associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome with marked enhancement of nerve roots of the conus medullaris and cauda equina on MR imaging. These MR observations may help confirm the diagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome.</p>http://www.radiologycases.com/index.php/radiologycases/article/view/153Guillain-Barré syndrome, spinal MRI |
| spellingShingle | Ozlem Alkan Tulin Yildirim Naime Tokmak Meliha Tan Spinal MRI Findings of Guillain-Barré Syndrome Journal of Radiology Case Reports Guillain-Barré syndrome, spinal MRI |
| title | Spinal MRI Findings of Guillain-Barré Syndrome |
| title_full | Spinal MRI Findings of Guillain-Barré Syndrome |
| title_fullStr | Spinal MRI Findings of Guillain-Barré Syndrome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spinal MRI Findings of Guillain-Barré Syndrome |
| title_short | Spinal MRI Findings of Guillain-Barré Syndrome |
| title_sort | spinal mri findings of guillain barre syndrome |
| topic | Guillain-Barré syndrome, spinal MRI |
| url | http://www.radiologycases.com/index.php/radiologycases/article/view/153 |
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