Spine

Question 1

What do MS lesions in the spine look like

Answer 1

usually in the cervical spine
hyperintense t2 signal
enhance when active
don’t cause spinal cord enlargement

Question 2

what Is ADEM

Answer 2

acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
occurs in children after a vaccination or viral infection
Long stripes of T2 hyperintense signal with cord swelling and variable enhancement

Question 3

what antibodies are affected in neuromyelitis optica

Answer 3

aquaporin 4

Question 4

what are the characteristic features of neuromyelitis optica ?

Answer 4

extensive transverse myelitis
optic neuritis
area postrema syndreom ( hiccups, nausea and vomiting )

Question 5

which lesions occur at the cauda equina ?

Answer 5

myxopapillary ependymomas
spinal paragangliomas

Question 6

what is Potts disease ?

Answer 6

TB osteomyelitis
- it only affects the bones not the disc as the TB cannot break down the disc substance