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Old 03-22-2016, 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Healthgirl View Post
How were they able to determine that the dorsal root and ganglia were attacked? Just wondering because I can't find a doctor who will go into that kind of detail.
I had a special MRI/MRN at Johns Hopkins in 2008. The MRI was designed with a special protocol to look directly at the dorsal root ganglia. They could 'see' bilateral enlargement and enhanced signal consistent with ganglionopathy.

I don't know if it is widely available at this point (it was not back in 2008). one would hope so after 8 years.
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