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MRI in acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

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A retrospective analysis of CT and MRI studies in 12 patients with a clinical diagnosis of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) was performed. MRI was the definitive modality for the assessment of the lesions of ADEM: all patients had abnormalities consistent with the clinical diagnosis. Ten had abnormalities in the brain, three spinal cord lesions, and three showed evidence of optic neuritis. CT was normal in 6 of the 7 patients in which it was performed.

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  1. Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

    K. S. Caldemeyer, R. R. Smith, T. M. Harris & M. K. Edwards

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Caldemeyer, K.S., Smith, R.R., Harris, T.M. et al. MRI in acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. Neuroradiology 36, 216–220 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00588134

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