Autopsy verifies demyelination and lack of vascular damage in partially reversible radiation myelopathy

Spinal Cord

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 577-585

  Lengyel, Z ^a   Reko G ^b,c   Majtenyi K ^c   Pisch, J ^h   Csornai, M ^d   Lesznyak J ^d   Tron L ^a,e   Esik O ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b Orszagos Traumatologiai Intezet   (Hungary)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY   (Hungary)

^d 1st Department of Internal Medicine   (Hungary)

^e INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^f SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Hungary)

^h NONE

Author keywords

Autopsy; Functional recovery; Histopathology; Positron emission tomography; Radiation myelopathy

Indexed keywords

BUTANOL O 15; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; METHIONINE C 11; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; DEMYELINATION; DRUG UPTAKE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CELL LESION; NERVE CONDUCTION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL SIGN; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RADIATION DOSE; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; THYROID CANCER;

ADULT; AUTOPSY; BLOOD VESSELS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MENINGITIS; METHIONINE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURONS; OXYGEN RADIOISOTOPES; PARAPLEGIA; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; THYROID NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 0141991265     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101480     Document Type: Article

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