Scott T, Weikers N, Hospodar M, Wapenski J
Medical College of Pennsylvania, Allegheny General Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Can J Neurol Sci. 1994 May;21(2):133-6. doi: 10.1017/s0317167100049064.
The prognostic value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the syndrome of acute transverse myelitis had not been evaluated. After retrospective study of 14 cases, we found that MRI is valuable for both diagnosis and prognosis in this illness. The criteria for the diagnosis of acute transverse myelitis consisted of acute onset (over less than 3 weeks) of symmetrical motor and sensory dysfunction referable to a distinct spinal cord level, with sphincter dysfunction. Patients with abnormal MRIs of the spinal cord had significantly worse outcomes than patients with normal MRIs.
磁共振成像（MRI）在急性横贯性脊髓炎综合征中的预后价值尚未得到评估。通过对14例病例的回顾性研究，我们发现MRI对该病的诊断和预后均有价值。急性横贯性脊髓炎的诊断标准包括急性起病（3周以内），与特定脊髓节段相关的对称性运动和感觉功能障碍，伴有括约肌功能障碍。脊髓MRI异常的患者预后明显比MRI正常的患者差。
