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Making a diagnosis in patients with an isolated spinal cord syndrome
Author(s) -
Eerden H. A. M.,
Koetsier J. C.,
Polman C. H.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1990.tb00967.x
Subject(s) - myelopathy , medicine , spinal cord , spinal cord diseases , multiple sclerosis , presentation (obstetrics) , retrospective cohort study , central nervous system disease , cord , pediatrics , surgery , psychiatry
In this study, a retrospective comparison was made between 40 patients with an isolated spinal cord syndrome in whom an ultimate diagnosis of multiple sclerosis was made and 40 patients with a spinal cord syndrome due to other diseases. The results of the study indicate which anamnestic items and laboratory findings at the time of presentation can provide additional support for making a diagnosis in the individual patient with myelopathy without clinical evidence of supraspinal lesions.