Multiple cranial nerve thickening and enhancement
Last revised by Dalia Ibrahim on 9 Jul 2021
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Rezaee A, Ibrahim D, Knipe H, et al. Multiple cranial nerve thickening and enhancement. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 25 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-35570
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12 Apr 2015,
Amir Rezaee
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Last revised:
9 Jul 2021,
Dalia Ibrahim ◉
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- Multiple cranial nerve enhancement - causes
The most common causes of multiple cranial nerve thickening and enhancement include:
- metastasis (most common)
- neurofibromatosis type II
- lymphoma and leukemia
- multiple sclerosis
- chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
- Lyme disease
See also
- cranial nerve enhancement: for complete list of entities which can cause cranial nerve enhancement
References
- 1. Saremi F, Helmy M, Farzin S et-al. MRI of cranial nerve enhancement. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2005;185 (6): 1487-97. doi:10.2214/AJR.04.1518 - Pubmed citation
- 2. Bhatti MT, Schmalfuss IM, Williams LS et-al. Peripheral third cranial nerve enhancement in multiple sclerosis. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2003;24 (7): 1390-5. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol (full text) - Pubmed citation
- 3. Hildenbrand P, Craven DE, Jones R et-al. Lyme neuroborreliosis: manifestations of a rapidly emerging zoonosis. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2009;30 (6): 1079-87. doi:10.3174/ajnr.A1579 - Pubmed citation
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