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Dilated Virchow-Robin spaces in myotonic dystrophy: frequency, extent and significance.
European neurology - 1 Jan 2001
Di Costanzo A, Di Salle F, Santoro L, Bonavita V, Tedeschi G
Abstract excerpt
To study the frequency, extent and significance of dilated Virchow-Robin spaces (VRSs) in dystrophia myotonica (DM), we evaluated the cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of 41 patients with the adult form of DM and 41 healthy controls. Dilated VRSs and white matter lesions (WMLs) were rated according to semiquantitative methods. Convexity VRSs were more frequent (68 vs. 34%; p < 0.01) and severer (median...
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