PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - A. Gallo
AU  - M.A. Rocca
AU  - P. Tortorella
AU  - A. Ammendola
AU  - G. Tedeschi
AU  - M. Filippi
TI  - A Multiparametric Brain and Cord MR Imaging Study of a Patient with Hirayama Disease
DP  - 2006 Nov 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 2115--2117
VI  - 27
IP  - 10
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/27/10/2115.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/27/10/2115.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2006 Nov 01; 27
AB  - SUMMARY: In this study, we used a multiparametric MR imaging approach to assess a patient with Hirayama disease (HD). We found that cervical cord damage extends beyond cord T2-visible lesions. We also showed an altered pattern of cortical activations during movements of clinically unaffected limbs. Whereas this study suggests a more widespread cord involvement in HD than seen on routine MR imaging, its cause remains unclear (vascular damage versus a primary lower motor neuron disease).