such as optic neuritis (inflammation of the optic nerve), transverse myelitis (inflammation of the spinal cord), or brainstem syndromes. This combination of initial signs is termed a clinically ...

Your doctor may do tests such as an MRI and examine blood and spinal fluid to rule out other conditions with similar symptoms. While there is no cure for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder ...

MRI – Assesses soft tissues, nerve involvement, and disc degeneration that may contribute to pain. It also helps rule out herniated discs and other spinal conditions ... This involves removing parts ...

Rapid onset of paralysis (less than six hours), extensive hyperintensity on spinal cord T 2 weighted MRI, and anterior horn cell involvement are associated with poor outcome in adolescents Transverse ...

She eventually underwent an encephalic and spinal MRI, demonstrating an isolated T2-weighted-Fluid ... syndrome (APS), a characteristic presentation of neuromyelitis optica (NMO).1 2 Following ...

The imaging data for each participant included good quality 1.5 Tesla transverse T2-weighted ... the 2010 revision to McDonald's MRI criteria regarding ‘dissemination in space’, to take into account ...

The following is a summary of “Limited added value of systematic spinal cord MRI vs brain MRI alone to classify patients with ...

The Orthopedic Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind., has added MRI technology to its surgery center in Warsaw, Ind., according to an April 16 report from the Times Union Online. The hospital is an affiliate ...

A trial found magnetic resonance imaging correlated with physical function tests in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy ...