Diffuse spinal and intercostal nerve involvement in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy: MRI findings

Eur Radiol. 2003 Dec:13 Suppl 6:L230-4. doi: 10.1007/s00330-003-1996-3. Epub 2003 Jul 5.

Abstract

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is an uncommon demyelinating disorder with a relapsing and remitting or continuously progressive course. Hypertrophic nerve roots, sometimes associated with gadolinium enhancement, has been reported more commonly in lumbar spine and less commonly in the brachial plexus and cervical roots; however, diffuse involvement of intercostal nerves bilaterally has never been reported previously. We present MRI findings which include diffuse enlargement and mild enhancement of roots and extraforaminal segments of nerves in all segments except a short segment between T12-L2 as well as all the intercostal nerves in a case of CIPD with a 10-year history.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cervical Plexus / pathology
  • Humans
  • Image Enhancement / methods
  • Intercostal Nerves / pathology*
  • Lumbosacral Plexus / pathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging* / methods
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Polyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating / diagnosis*
  • Recurrence
  • Spinal Nerves / pathology*