Figure 1.1 Sensory level described by patients with myelopathies. Step 2: Conduct a neurological examination for signs of MS See Table 1.2. Table 1.2 Examination Examination findings Comment Dementia Impaired…
Figure 6.1 An axial T1 and FLAIR MRI brain scan shows numerous white matter lesions involving cerebral hemispheres ovoid in shape and periventricular in location, which is consistent with multiple…
Figure 5.1 Axial FLAIR MRI brain showed several scattered foci of T2 hyperintensity in the white matter that were nonspecific in appearance and unchanged over 8 years of follow-up. Three-step…
Figure 3.1 Axial FLAIR, coronal T1 with gadolinium MRI brain multiple demyelinating plaques consistent with multiple sclerosis within the white matter of both cerebral hemispheres, with single enhancing focus posterior…
Figure 4.1 Sagittal T2 MRI cervical and thoracic spine showing multifocal T2 hyperintense lesions within the cervical and thoracic spinal cord compatible with multiple sclerosis. Three-step assessment 1 Classical clinical…
Figure 7.1 Axial T2 MRI brain showing abnormal focal T2 signal abnormalities within the pons and cerebellar peduncles and axial FLAIR MRI showing extensive, non-enhancing increased T2 signal in the…
Figure 2.1 Axial FLAIR MRI brain showing ovoid, periventricular and juxtacortical lesions also involving the corpus callosum highly characteristic of MS lesions in this patient without classical clinical features of…
Figure 9.1 Sagittal T2 MRI cervical spine shows a solitary area of increased T2 signal at the prior level of compression, now relieved by spinal decompressive surgery. Three-step assessment 1…
Figure 8.1 Axial FLAIR and T1 with gadolinium MRI brain shows abnormal signal within the left tegmentum of the pons with patchy peripheral enhancement without mass effect, with scattered T2…
