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MR imaging in Guillain-Barré syndrome

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MRI in a 5-year-old girl with Guillain-Barré syndrome showed marked enhancement of nerve roots in the region of the conus medullaris and cauda equina. This enhancement gradually disappeared after high-dose immunoglobulin therapy. This characteristic finding of MRI may have diagnostic utility and represent the clinical course of the disease.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo General Hospital, 2-34-10, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan, , , , , , JP

    F. Iwata & Y. Utsumi

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Received: 11 December 1995 Accepted: 10 January 1996

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Iwata, F., Utsumi, Y. MR imaging in Guillain-Barré syndrome. Pediatr Radiol 27, 36–38 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002470050059

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