PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Dörflinger-Hejlek, E.
AU  - Kirsch, E.C.
AU  - Reiter, H.
AU  - Opravil, M.
AU  - Kaim, A.H.
TI  - Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging of Intramedullary Spinal Cord Abscess
AID  - 10.3174/ajnr.A1912
DP  - 2010 Oct 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1651--1652
VI  - 31
IP  - 9
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/31/9/1651.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/31/9/1651.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2010 Oct 01; 31
AB  - SUMMARY: Early diagnosis and prompt initiation of adequate treatment are essential for clinical outcome in ISCA. We report a case in which DWI provided a more specific diagnosis than conventional MR imaging and allowed differentiation of a ring-enhancing lesion from intramedullary tumor. Diagnosis was proved by PCR from CSF (Streptococcus intermedius). Adequate antibiotic treatment was immediately initiated, and the patient recovered completely. ADCapparent diffusion coefficientDWIdiffusion-weighted imagingGdgadoliniumISCAintramedullary spinal cord abscessPCRpolymerase chain reaction