Spinal cord lesion

see Spinal cord tumor

see Spinal cord vascular malformation.


Lutters et al. commemorated the centenary of myelography, a neuroradiological procedure that, despite certain disadvantages, significantly contributed to the diagnosis and localization of spinal cord lesions during the 20th century. From the start, the use of myelography was characterized by different views regarding the potential dangers associated with the prolonged exposure of a “foreign body” to the central nervous system. Such differences in attitude resulted in divergent myelography practices; its precise indications, technical performance, and adopted contrast material remaining subject to variability until the procedure were eventually replaced by MRI at the close of the 20th century 1).

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Lutters B, Groen RJM, Koehler PJ. Myelography and the 20th Century Localization of Spinal Cord Lesions [published online ahead of print, 2020 Sep 1]. Eur Neurol. 2020;1-6. doi:10.1159/000509863