PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Gallo, A. AU - Rocca, M.A. AU - Tortorella, P. AU - Ammendola, A. AU - Tedeschi, G. AU - Filippi, M. TI - A Multiparametric Brain and Cord MR Imaging Study of a Patient with Hirayama Disease DP - 2006 Nov 01 TA - American Journal of Neuroradiology PG - 2115--2117 VI - 27 IP - 10 4099 - http://www.ajnr.org/content/27/10/2115.short 4100 - http://www.ajnr.org/content/27/10/2115.full SO - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2006 Nov 01; 27 AB - SUMMARY: In this study, we used a multiparametric MR imaging approach to assess a patient with Hirayama disease (HD). We found that cervical cord damage extends beyond cord T2-visible lesions. We also showed an altered pattern of cortical activations during movements of clinically unaffected limbs. Whereas this study suggests a more widespread cord involvement in HD than seen on routine MR imaging, its cause remains unclear (vascular damage versus a primary lower motor neuron disease).