J Clin Neurol.  2014 Jul;10(3):276-277. 10.3988/jcn.2014.10.3.276.

A Report of Congestive Myelopathy as a Result of Chronic Chylous Reflux Syndrome

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA. junpapap@einstein.edu

Abstract

No abstract available.


MeSH Terms

Estrogens, Conjugated (USP)*
Spinal Cord Diseases*
Estrogens, Conjugated (USP)

Figure

  • Fig. 1 Thoracic spine T2-weighted MRI. Sagittal view (A) and cross-sectional view (B) showing hyperintense signal and atrophy of the thoracic spinal cord (arrows).


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