descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 10 May 2000Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Neuroradiology, volume 42, pages 368-370 (issn: 0028-3940, eissn: 1432-1920,

Authors: J, Hierholzer; A, Tempka; C, Stroszczynski; F, Amodio; N, Hosten; J, Haas; R, Felix;

doi: 10.1007/s002340050901

pmid: 10872159

MRI in decompression illness

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Abstract

We report a case of decompression illness in which the patient developed paraparesis during scuba diving after rapid ascent. MRI of the spine revealed a focal intramedullary lesion consistent with the symptoms. The pathophysiological and radiological aspects of spinal decompression illness are discussed.

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Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
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University Federico II of Naples
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Humboldt State University
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Keywords

Adult, Male, Paraparesis, Spinal Cord, Diving, Humans, Decompression Sickness, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Spinal Cord Diseases

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