Dawson fingers
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Dawson fingers are a radiographic feature depicting demyelinating plaques through the corpus callosum, arranged at right angles along medullary veins (callososeptal location). They are a relatively specific sign for multiple sclerosis (MS), which presents as T2 hyperintensities.
History and etymology
Dawson fingers are named after Scottish pathologist James Walker Dawson (1870-1927 3) who described the phenomenon on histopathological specimens in an article in 1916 2, although the term "Dawson fingers" was brought forward by Charles Lumsden.
-<p><strong>Dawson fingers</strong> are a radiographic feature depicting demyelinating plaques through the corpus callosum, arranged at right angles along medullary veins (callososeptal location). They are a relatively specific sign for <a href="/articles/multiple-sclerosis">multiple sclerosis (MS)</a>, which presents as T2 hyperintensities.</p><h4>History and etymology</h4><p>Dawson fingers are named after Scottish pathologist <strong>James Walker Dawson </strong>(1870-1927 <sup>3</sup>) who described the phenomenon on histopathological specimens in an article in 1916 <sup>2</sup>, although the term "Dawson fingers" was brought forward by Charles Lumsden.</p>- +<p><strong>Dawson fingers</strong> are a radiographic feature depicting demyelinating plaques through the corpus callosum, arranged at right angles along medullary veins (callososeptal location). They are a relatively specific sign for <a href="/articles/multiple-sclerosis">multiple sclerosis</a>, which presents as T2 hyperintensities.</p><h4>History and etymology</h4><p>Dawson fingers are named after Scottish pathologist <strong>James Walker Dawson </strong>(1870-1927 <sup>3</sup>) who described the phenomenon on histopathological specimens in an article in 1916 <sup>2</sup>, although the term "Dawson fingers" was brought forward by Charles Lumsden.</p>
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