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MRI nerve root enhancement in Krabbe disease.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9744639     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Krabbe disease is characterized by abnormal breakdown and turnover of myelin, leading to extensive demyelination in both the peripheral and central nervous systems. A 7-month-old infant with early-onset Krabbe disease had deceptively normal head images, but spinal MRI demonstrated abnormal gadolinium enhancement of the lumbosacral sacral nerve roots and cauda equina such as that seen in Guillain-Barré syndrome. Abnormal enhancement in spinal MRI has not been previously described in patients with leukodystrophies.
Authors:
E Vasconcellos; M Smith
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pediatric neurology     Volume:  19     ISSN:  0887-8994     ISO Abbreviation:  Pediatr. Neurol.     Publication Date:  1998 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-12-04     Completed Date:  1998-12-04     Revised Date:  2006-05-23    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8508183     Medline TA:  Pediatr Neurol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  151-2     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37212, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cauda Equina / pathology
Humans
Infant
Leukodystrophy, Globoid Cell / diagnosis*
Lumbosacral Region
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Spinal Nerve Roots / pathology*

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