The MRI characteristics of subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord

VernacularTitle:脊髓亚急性联合变性MRI影像分析
Author: Caijun TENG ; Ling CHEN ; Huiqin CUI ; Shengbao QIN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: subacute combined degeneration; spinal cord; magnetic resonance imaging
From: Journal of Practical Radiology 2016;32(7):1009-1011
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To observe the MRI characteristics in subacute combined degeneration (SCD)of the spinal cord.Methods The data of 1 9 SCD patients were retrospectively analyzed by the clinical characteristics and MR images.Results Among the 1 9 pa-tients of SCD,1 6 cases showed abnormal findings.Most of intramedullary lesions located in posterior column of thoracic and cervical spinal cord,and only one case located in cerebellar cortex and medulla oblongata.Lesions were involved in muti-segmental spinal cord,and mainly located in the dorsal or lateral spinal cord,and only two cases located in the anterior spinal cord.Different segmental spinal cord lesions had a different morphological characteristics with no enhancement.After treatments with vitamin B1 2 ,the lesions diminished and even disappeared in 2 cases.Conclusion MRI has important value in the diagnosis and treatment monitor of the SCD.