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MRI in decompression illness

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We report a case of decompression illness in which the patient developed paraparesis during scuba diving after rapid ascent. MRI of the spine revealed a focal intramedullary lesion consistent with the symptoms. The pathophysiological and radiological aspects of spinal decompression illness are discussed.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Humboldt Universität, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany e-mail: hiho@charite.de Tel.: + 49-30-45 05 70 01 Fax: + 49-30-45 05 79 01), , , , , , DE

    J. Hierholzer, C. Stroszczynski, N. Hosten & R. Felix

  2. Department of Traumatology, Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Humboldt Universität, Berlin, Germany, , , , , , DE

    A. Tempka

  3. Department of Radiology, Universitá Federico II di Napoli, Naples, Italy, , , , , , IT

    F. Amodio

  4. Department of Neurology, Jüdisches Krankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany, , , , , , DE

    J. Haas

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Received: 2 July 1999/Accepted: 3 September 1999

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Hierholzer, J., Tempka, A., Stroszczynski, C. et al. MRI in decompression illness. Neuroradiology 42, 368–370 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340050901

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