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- Axial MRI images of the Brain weighted in T2 showing slight hyperintense areas in the brainstem (pons) (A), periaqueductal (B), and basal ganglia (C) with demyelinating features.
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- Coronal MRI images of the Brain weighted in T1 gadolinium injection, showing thickness and contrast enhancement in left optic nerve (A) and tract (B).
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- Sagittal MRI images, (A) of the cervical spine weighted in T2 showing peripheral lesions (arrows), while those of thoracic spine are centrally distributed in (C) (arrows). (B) - sagittal T1 MRI image of the cervical spine after gadolinium injection showing slight enhancement of lesions (arrow). Axial T2 MRI images of de cervical (D) and thoracic (E) spines show hyperintense intramedullary lesions (arrows).
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These areas were predominantly located at the periphery of the cervical level, and centrally located at mid-thoracic level with small areas of vanished gadolinium enhancement. These alterations were continuous and confluent with slight expanding effect (Figure 3).