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Table 1 Demyelinating disease summary

From: Location, length, and enhancement: systematic approach to differentiating intramedullary spinal cord lesions

Demyelinating diseases

Location

Length and segment distribution

Enhancement

Multiple sclerosis

Dorsal or lateral columns

Short segment, scattered

Yes, if active

NMOSD (Devic’s disease)

Central

Long segment

Patchy

ADEM

Diffuse swelling of cord

Long segment

None

Guillian-Barré

Diffuse

Nerve roots

Conus medullaris, cauda equina roots

Yes

Transverse myelitis

> 2/3 on axial view; swelling of cord

Short (acute partial) or long (acute complete)

Variable