MR of leptomeningeal spinal and posterior fossa amyloid

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1998 May;19(5):900-2.

Abstract

We report an unusual cause of leptomeningeal MR enhancement, amyloid, along the surfaces of the spinal cord and brain stem and in the spinal subarachnoid space, with sacral intradural and epidural deposition. Type I familial amyloid polyneuropathy may cause amyloid deposition along the leptomeninges of the spinal cord and brain in addition to the visceral organs and the peripheral somatic and autonomic nerves.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Amyloid / metabolism*
  • Amyloid Neuropathies / diagnosis
  • Amyloid Neuropathies / metabolism*
  • Amyloid Neuropathies / pathology
  • Arachnoid / metabolism*
  • Arachnoid / pathology
  • Brain Stem / metabolism*
  • Brain Stem / pathology
  • Cranial Fossa, Posterior
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Pia Mater / metabolism*
  • Pia Mater / pathology

Substances

  • Amyloid