American Journal of Neuroradiology, Vol 19, Issue 5 900-902, Copyright © 1998 by American Society of Neuroradiology
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MR of leptomeningeal spinal and posterior fossa amyloid
S Horowitz, C Thomas, G Gruener, S Nand and JF Shea
Department of Radiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Ill 60153, USA.
We report an unusual cause of leptomeningeal MR enhancement, amyloid, along the surfaces of the spinal cord and brain stem and in the spinal subarachnoid space, with sacral intradural and epidural deposition. Type I familial amyloid polyneuropathy may cause amyloid deposition along the leptomeninges of the spinal cord and brain in addition to the visceral organs and the peripheral somatic and autonomic nerves.
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