PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Sena D. Bünül
AU  - Cansu E. Sarıkaya
AU  - Onural Öztürk
AU  - Caner Sarıkaya
TI  - A brief case series of radiation associated myelopathy
AID  - 10.17712/nsj.2021.4.20210071
DP  - 2021 Oct 01
TA  - Neurosciences Journal
PG  - 392--395
VI  - 26
IP  - 4
4099  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/26/4/392.short
4100  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/26/4/392.full
SO  - Neurosciences (Riyadh)2021 Oct 01; 26
AB  - Radiation myelopathy (RM) is a rare but serious complication of radiotherapy. Small vessel ischemia and demyelination are some of the more remarkable indications of RM’s pathophysiology. The RM is a diagnosis of exclusion. In the differential diagnosis, infectious causes, tumors, rheumatic diseases, and paraneoplastic syndromes are the main diseases that should be excluded. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a useful method for diagnosis. We present a report on 3 patients diagnosed with radiation myelitis. All the patients presented with late paraparasia and paresthesia. Despite high-dose steroids, hyperbaric oxygen, and physical therapy, there was no clinical improvement at the follow-up one year later.