PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Kitajima, Mika
AU  - Korogi, Yukunori
AU  - Yamura, Masayuki
AU  - Ikushima, Ichiro
AU  - Hayashida, Yoshiko
AU  - Ando, Yukio
AU  - Uchino, Makoto
AU  - Yamashita, Yasuyuki
TI  - Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy: Hypertrophy of Ligaments Supporting the Spinal Cord
DP  - 2004 Oct 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1599--1602
VI  - 25
IP  - 9
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/25/9/1599.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/25/9/1599.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2004 Oct 01; 25
AB  - Summary: We describe characteristic spinal MR findings of two cases of familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP). Both cases showed leptomeningeal enhancement on contrast-enhanced T1-weighted image. In addition, three-dimensional constructive interference in steady-state imaging demonstrated thickening of the ligaments, other connective tissues within the spinal canal, dura matter, and dorsal nerve roots. These findings in FAP are felt to represent amyloid deposition.