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Magnetic resonance imaging of the cauda equina in Guillain-Barré syndrome.

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Crino, PB; Zimmerman, R; Laskowitz, D; Raps, EC; Rostami, AM
Published in: Neurology
July 1994

We report three patients (two children and one adult) with Guillain-Barré syndrome and magnetic resonance imaging evidence of gadolinium enhancement of the cauda equina and lumbar nerve roots. All three patients exhibited symmetric ascending paralysis and areflexia, and two (one child, one adult) suffered urinary incontinence and retention. Similar enhancement has been observed in patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and suggests proximal nerve inflammation. Magnetic resonance imaging in Guillain-Barré syndrome and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy may have diagnostic utility.

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Published In

Neurology

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ISSN

0028-3878

Publication Date

July 1994

Volume

44

Issue

7

Start / End Page

1334 / 1336

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Polyradiculoneuropathy
  • Pentetic Acid
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Gadolinium DTPA
 

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Crino, P. B., Zimmerman, R., Laskowitz, D., Raps, E. C., & Rostami, A. M. (1994). Magnetic resonance imaging of the cauda equina in Guillain-Barré syndrome. Neurology, 44(7), 1334–1336. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.44.7.1334
Crino, P. B., R. Zimmerman, D. Laskowitz, E. C. Raps, and A. M. Rostami. “Magnetic resonance imaging of the cauda equina in Guillain-Barré syndrome.Neurology 44, no. 7 (July 1994): 1334–36. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.44.7.1334.
Crino PB, Zimmerman R, Laskowitz D, Raps EC, Rostami AM. Magnetic resonance imaging of the cauda equina in Guillain-Barré syndrome. Neurology. 1994 Jul;44(7):1334–6.
Crino, P. B., et al. “Magnetic resonance imaging of the cauda equina in Guillain-Barré syndrome.Neurology, vol. 44, no. 7, July 1994, pp. 1334–36. Pubmed, doi:10.1212/wnl.44.7.1334.
Crino PB, Zimmerman R, Laskowitz D, Raps EC, Rostami AM. Magnetic resonance imaging of the cauda equina in Guillain-Barré syndrome. Neurology. 1994 Jul;44(7):1334–1336.

Published In

Neurology

DOI

ISSN

0028-3878

Publication Date

July 1994

Volume

44

Issue

7

Start / End Page

1334 / 1336

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Polyradiculoneuropathy
  • Pentetic Acid
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Gadolinium DTPA