MRI of the spine in cobalamin deficiency: the value of examining both spinal cord and bone marrow

T P Duprez; M Gille; B C Vande Berg; J Malghem; C B Grandin; P Michel; S Ghariani; B E Maldague

doi:10.1007/BF00626083

MRI of the spine in cobalamin deficiency: the value of examining both spinal cord and bone marrow

Neuroradiology. 1996 Aug;38(6):511-5. doi: 10.1007/BF00626083.

Authors

T P Duprez¹, M Gille, B C Vande Berg, J Malghem, C B Grandin, P Michel, S Ghariani, B E Maldague

Affiliation

¹ Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.

PMID: 8880707
DOI: 10.1007/BF00626083

Abstract

We observed a case of pernicious anaemia in which MRI of the spine demonstrated both intrinsic lesions of the spinal cord and abnormal signal in the bone marrow. The latter resolved with replacement therapy. Only partial recovery of the cord lesions was observed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Anemia, Pernicious / diagnosis*
Anemia, Pernicious / drug therapy
Biopsy, Needle
Bone Marrow / pathology*
Bone Marrow Diseases / diagnosis*
Bone Marrow Diseases / drug therapy
Female
Humans
Injections, Intramuscular
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Spinal Cord / pathology*
Spinal Cord Diseases / diagnosis*
Spinal Cord Diseases / drug therapy
Vitamin B 12 / administration & dosage
Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / diagnosis*
Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / drug therapy

Substances

Vitamin B 12