| Diffusion tensor tractography demonstration of partially injured spinal cord tracts in a patient with posttraumatic Brown Sequard syndrome. | |
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PMID: 20882629 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The authors report the utility of diffusion tensor tractography in demonstrating the partially severed spinal cord tracts on one side with normal, intact, distally traceable tracts on the opposite side in a patient with posttraumatic Brown Sequard syndrome. A 30-year-old man presented with typical clinical features of a hemisection injury of the thoracic spinal cord, 2 months after he had sustained a back stab injury. Routine MRI showed T2 hyperintense zones in the thoracic spinal cord at the level of T5. We did axial single shot echo planar diffusion tensor imaging with a 1.5 Tesla MR machine. Tractography effectively depicted the injured spinal cord tracts on the left side with normal intact tracts on the right side, which could be traced distally. The fractional anisotropy and apparent diffusion coefficient values showed significant changes at the level of injury. Tractographic demonstration of human spinal cord injury is reported for the first time. |
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Authors:
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Shanmughanathan Rajasekaran; Rishi Mugesh Kanna; Rajamanickam Karunanithi; Ajoy Prasad Shetty |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI Volume: 32 ISSN: 1522-2586 ISO Abbreviation: J Magn Reson Imaging Publication Date: 2010 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-09-30 Completed Date: 2011-02-02 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9105850 Medline TA: J Magn Reson Imaging Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 978-81 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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The Department of Orthopaedics, Traumatology, and Spine Surgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, India. sr@gangahospital.com |
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Adult Anisotropy Brown-Sequard Syndrome / pathology* Diffusion Diffusion Tensor Imaging / methods* Humans Image Processing, Computer-Assisted Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods* Male Spinal Cord / pathology Spinal Cord Injuries / pathology* Thoracic Vertebrae / pathology Wounds, Penetrating / pathology |
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