MR Imaging Findings in Subacute Combined Degeneration of the Spinal Cord: A Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.2000.43.3.281
- Author:
Ki Jun KIM
1
;
Jae Hee LEE
;
Sung Yong LEE
;
Sung Woo CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Our Lady of Mercy Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea. xradol@kornet.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Spinal cord, MR;
Spinal cord, diseases;
Vitamins
- MeSH:
Anemia;
Brain;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*;
Peripheral Nerves;
Rare Diseases;
Spinal Cord*;
Subacute Combined Degeneration*;
Vitamin B 12 Deficiency;
Vitamins
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2000;43(3):281-283
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Vitamin B12 deficiency can cause neurologic complications in the spincal cord, brain, and optic and peripheral nerves. Subacute combined degeneration is a rare disease of demyelinating lesions of the spinal cord, affecting mainly the posterior and lateral columns of the thoracic cord. We report the MR imaging findings of a case of subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord in a patient with vitamin B12 deficiency and mega-loblastic anemia.
