Unusual CLIPPERS presentation with a predominant spinal cord involvement: case report and review of the literature.
CLIPPERS
Corticosteroids
MRI
Spinal cord
Unusual pattern
Journal
Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology
ISSN: 1590-3478
Titre abrégé: Neurol Sci
Pays: Italy
ID NLM: 100959175
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
18 Mar 2024
18 Mar 2024
Historique:
received:
28
01
2024
accepted:
13
03
2024
medline:
19
3
2024
pubmed:
19
3
2024
entrez:
19
3
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement responsive to steroids (CLIPPERS) is a discrete nosological entity characterized by punctate and curvilinear gadolinium enhancement "peppering" the pons and a strong response to steroids. MRI images typically show pontine and cerebellar punctate-enhancing lesions, which occasionally spread up to the juxtacortical areas and down to the spinal cord. Interestingly, the more distant the lesion is from the pons, the less intense they become. Herein, we describe an extremely rare case of CLIPPERS presenting with predominant spinal cord involvement; then, we searched in the literature the available cases with a similar presentation. Our case focuses attention on a rare MRI CLIPPERS presentation. Since CLIPPERS has a dramatic response to corticosteroid treatment, it is fundamental to promptly recognize its MRI pattern to start treatment as soon as possible.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38499887
doi: 10.1007/s10072-024-07469-w
pii: 10.1007/s10072-024-07469-w
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© 2024. Fondazione Società Italiana di Neurologia.
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