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Diffuse spinal and intercostal nerve involvement in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy: MRI findings.

Berna Oguz·Kader Karli Oguz·Aysenur Cila·Ersin Tan
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Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is an uncommon demyelinating disorder with a relapsing and remitting or continuously progressive course. Hypertrophic nerve roots, sometimes associated with gadolinium enhancement, has been reported more commonly in lumbar spine and less commonly in the brachial plexus and cervical roots; however, diffuse involvement of intercostal nerves bilaterally has never been reported previously. We present MRI findings which include diffuse enlargement and mild enhancement of roots and extraforaminal segments of nerves in all segments except a short segment between T12-L2 as well as all the intercostal nerves in a case of CIPD with a 10-year history.

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Biopsy, NeedleElectrophysiologyFollow-Up StudiesHumansImmunohistochemistryIntercostal NervesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedPolyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory DemyelinatingSensitivity and SpecificitySeverity of Illness IndexSpinal Nerve RootsCase ReportsJournal Article

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Berna Oguz, Kader Karli Oguz, Aysenur Cila, Ersin Tan. 2003. Diffuse spinal and intercostal nerve involvement in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy: MRI findings.. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-003-1996-3

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