Myelopathy with normal MRI scan
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Myelopathy with normal MRI scan. Friedreich's ataxia (FA), Motor neurone disease (MND). Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Neurodegenerative causes
- Friedreich's ataxia (FA)
- Motor neurone disease (MND)
- Hereditary spastic paraparesis (HSP)
Metabolic causes
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Infective causes
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Autoimmune causes
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Other causes
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Misdiagnosis
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References
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- Sánchez AMG, Posada LMG, Toscano CAO, López AL. Diagnostic approach to myelopathies. Rev Colomb Radiol 2011; 22:1-21.
- Bajaj NPS, Waldman A, Orrell R. Wood NW, Bhatia KP. Familial adult onset of Krabbe's disease resembling hereditary spastic paraplegia with normal imaging. JNNP 2002; 72:635-638.
- Abrams RMC, Safavi F, Tuhrim S, Navis A, Steinberger J, Shin SC. MRI negative myelopathy post mild SARS-CoV-2 infection: vasculopathy or inflammatory myelitis? J Neurovirol 2021; 27:650-655.
- Nagao K, Kadoya M, Shimizu Y, Murahara N, Fujii H, Takechi C, Aono S. A case of magnetic resonance imaging-negative acute inflammatory myelopathy following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. Intern Med 2023 (Online ahead of print).
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