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MRI of Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome of the Cervical Spinal Cord Neuroradiology 35:25-29, Takahashi,S.,et al, 1992 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract Cervical spine cord lesions in the anterior spinal artery syndrome were delineated on magnetic resonance images(MRI)in four patients.The lesion was always seen anteriorly in the cervical cord.On T2-weighted images,the lesions appeared hyperintense relative to the normal spinal cord,while on T1-weighted images,two chronic lesions appeared hypointense,with local atrophy of the cord.In one case,repeated T1-weighted images showed no signal abnormality 4 days after the ictus,but the lesion became hypointense 18 days later,when contrast enhancement was recognized after injection of Gd-DTPA;this sequence of intensity changes was similar to that of cerebral infarction.The extent of the lesion seen MRI correlated closely with neurological findings in all cases.Although the findings may not be specific,MRI is now the modality of choice for confirming the diagnosis in patients suspected of having an anterior spinal artery syndrome.

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