RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A brief case series of radiation associated myelopathy
JF Neurosciences Journal
JO Neurosciences (Riyadh)
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 392
OP 395
DO 10.17712/nsj.2021.4.20210071
VO 26
IS 4
A1 Sena D. Bünül
A1 Cansu E. Sarıkaya
A1 Onural Öztürk
A1 Caner Sarıkaya
YR 2021
UL http://nsj.org.sa/content/26/4/392.abstract
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.