Cauda equina involvement in Susac's syndrome.

Susac's syndrome is a rare autoimmune microangiopathy characterized by the clinical triad of encephalopathy, branch retinal artery occlusions, and sensorineural hearing loss. In many cases, the clinical triad is not fully present at the onset of symptoms. MRI studies often show characteristic punched out lesions of the central fibers of the corpus callosum, and leptomeningeal enhancement and deep gray matter lesions may also be seen.

Diffuse cauda equina enhancement in a middle aged male with Susac syndrome and symptomatic cauda equina syndrome.

Susac syndrome is a rare neurologic disorder first described by Susac et al. in 1979. Clinically, Susac syndrome consists of a triad including encephalopathy, branch retinal artery occlusions and sensorineural hearing loss.

Comparison of four prediction models to discriminate benign from malignant vertebral compression fractures according to MRI feature analysis.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify a set of significant predictors, predominantly based on MRI features and limited demographic data, for differentiating benign from malignant vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) and to compare the diagnostic value of four different types of prediction models.

Materials And Methods: The cohort included 101 subjects (mean age, 64 years; range, 22-89 years; 39.6% were men) with 128 VCFs, 84 (65.

Research synthesis: what is the diagnostic performance of magnetic resonance imaging to discriminate benign from malignant vertebral compression fractures? Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Study Design: This study is a research synthesis of the published literature evaluating the performance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for differentiation of malignant from benign vertebral compression fractures (VCFs).

Objective: Perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to summarize and combine the published data on MRI for discriminating malignant from benign VCFs.

Summary Of Background Data: The differentiation between benign and malignant VCFs in the spine is a challenging problem confronting spine practitioners.