Longitudinally extensive transverse myelopathy in spinal cord infarction

Abstract

Abstract Spinal cord infarction may present as longitudinally extensive myelopathy, similar to inflammatory myelitis such as neuromyelitis optica. Magnetic resonance imaging features such as diffusion‐weighted imaging/apparent diffusion coefficient showing restricted diffusion and lack of contrast enhancement are helpful in the diagnosis of spinal cord infarction and differentiating them from inflammatory myelitis.

Keywords

• inflammatory myelitis
• longitudinally extensive transverse myelopathy
• neuromyelitis optica
• spinal cord infarction