Nontraumatic myelopathy at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital: Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation

Onwuchekwa, RC; Onwuchekwa, Arthur; Emedike, Emeka Ifedi

doi:10.4103/1119-0388.185428

Trop J Med Res

2016

DOI: 10.4103/1119-0388.185428

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Nontraumatic myelopathy at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital: Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation

RC Onwuchekwa

Arthur Onwuchekwa

Emeka Ifedi Emedike

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“…Level of Involvement no change was found in MRI of the spine, which is much lower than that of the previous studies 4,[11][12] . Machino et al had found impairment of motor functions in the upper and lower extremities 77.7% and 88.4% respectively, sensory impairment in the upper and lower extremities and trunk in 88.6%, 56.5% and 48.3% respectively 15 .…”

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Evaluation of the Etiology of Non-Traumatic Myelopathies in Bangladesh: A Hospital-based Observational Cross-sectional Study from Two Tertiary Care Centers of Dhaka

Haleem¹,

Islam²,

Quraishi³

et al. 2018

J. Natl Inst. Neurosci Bangladesh

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Background: Non-traumatic myelopathies has several etiologies. Objectives: The aim of the study was to see the etiology of non-traumatic myelopathy based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) changes in the context of Bangladesh. Methodology: Patients clinically diagnosed as non-traumatic myelopathy in the department of neurology of Sir Salimullah Medical College and Hospital (SSMCH), and in the inpatient wards of the National Institute of Neurosciences (NINS), considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria were enrolled as the study population from May 2014 to December 2015. Age, gender, clinical presentations and type of lesion based on MRI changes were collected. All the data were analyzed statistically. Results: Total 100 cases satisfied the inclusion and exclusion criteria in this study. Among them, there were 62 males and 38 females with a male to female ratio of 1.63:1. The mean age was found to be (mean ± SD) 45.80 ±15.28 with age ranges from 15 to 74 years. The highest number of patients (26.0%) was in the age group 51-60 years, followed by 24% patients in the age group 31-40 years. Based on MRI scan, most common etiologies that commonly diagnosed are cervical spondylotic myelopathy (31%), transverse myelitis (26%), primary spinal tumour (13%), spinal tuberculosis(12%), spinal metastatic disease (12%), and unclassified (6%). MRI scan also detect the common sites of involvements of these causes. Conclusion: In this study cervical spondylotic myelopathy, transverse myelitis, and spinal tuberculosis are the most common cause of non-traumatic myelopathy in the context of Bangladesh. [Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh, 2018;4(2):87-91] 87 damage or dysfunction of the spinal cord, meningeal or perimeningeal space with high morbidity and mortality 1 . The clinical presentations of nontraumatic myelopathies

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Evaluation of the Etiology of Non-Traumatic Myelopathies in Bangladesh: A Hospital-based Observational Cross-sectional Study from Two Tertiary Care Centers of Dhaka

Haleem¹,

Islam²,

Quraishi³

et al. 2018

J. Natl Inst. Neurosci Bangladesh

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Evaluation of the Etiology of Non-Traumatic Myelopathies in Bangladesh: A Hospital-based Observational Cross-sectional Study from Two Tertiary Care Centers of Dhaka

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