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Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine Dec 2007Spinal ependymomas are a common type of primary spinal cord neoplasm that frequently occurs in the lumbar spine. The authors report on two patients who presented with... (Review)
Review
Spinal ependymomas are a common type of primary spinal cord neoplasm that frequently occurs in the lumbar spine. The authors report on two patients who presented with acute neurological decline after hemorrhage into ependymomas of the filum terminale. Both were transferred to the authors' institution because of diagnostic uncertainty and a concern about possible intradural vascular abnormalities. Both patients underwent lumbar laminectomies for tumor resection. The pathological finding in each case was myxopapillary ependymoma. Both patients made a significant recovery and were ambulatory and continent at follow-up review. These cases illustrate the rare but clinically significant incidence of acute neurological decline caused by hemorrhagic cauda equina ependymomas, including the potential for delayed diagnosis and treatment.
Topics: Acute Disease; Adult; Ependymoma; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hemorrhage; Humans; Lumbar Vertebrae; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Nervous System Diseases; Neurosurgical Procedures; Paraparesis; Spinal Cord Neoplasms; Treatment Outcome
PubMed: 18074691
DOI: 10.3171/SPI-07/12/652 -
Journal of the American Veterinary... Nov 2022
Topics: Dogs; Animals; Dog Diseases; Spinocerebellar Degenerations; Paraparesis; Ataxia
PubMed: 36394980
DOI: 10.2460/javma.22.07.0309 -
Archives de Pediatrie : Organe Officiel... Dec 2014
Topics: Child, Preschool; Humans; Male; Meningitis, Meningococcal; Paraparesis
PubMed: 25267191
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2014.08.026 -
Neurologia Sep 2022
Topics: Humans; Paraparesis; Tendon Injuries; Tendons
PubMed: 35550787
DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2021.11.002 -
Pain Medicine (Malden, Mass.) Dec 2020
Topics: Arteriovenous Fistula; Humans; Injections, Epidural; Lumbar Vertebrae; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Paraparesis; Steroids
PubMed: 32219432
DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaa073 -
British Journal of Neurosurgery Apr 2008A 52-year-old lady presented with progressive paraparesis. MRI revealed collapse of D9 vertebrae which was infiltrated by a low signal lesion both on T1 and T2. She... (Review)
Review
A 52-year-old lady presented with progressive paraparesis. MRI revealed collapse of D9 vertebrae which was infiltrated by a low signal lesion both on T1 and T2. She underwent vertebrectomy and insertion of moss cage. The histology came back as amyloidoma. The presentation, investigation and management of primary amyloidoma of the spine is discussed along with a review of the literature.
Topics: Amyloidosis; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Paraparesis; Spinal Cord Diseases; Thoracic Vertebrae; Treatment Outcome
PubMed: 18348028
DOI: 10.1080/02688690701714142 -
Lancet (London, England) Jun 2004
Topics: Adult; Confusion; Encephalitis, Japanese; Humans; Male; Paraparesis
PubMed: 15194256
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16410-6 -
Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia Jan 2024Paraparesis following cardiac surgery is a manifestation of spinal cord injury (SCI). It can occur in any aortic surgery from the aneurysm to the coarctation of the...
Paraparesis following cardiac surgery is a manifestation of spinal cord injury (SCI). It can occur in any aortic surgery from the aneurysm to the coarctation of the aorta (CoA) where the cross-clamp of the aorta is applied. Though the incidence of paraplegia is low, its occurrence affects the morbidity and mortality of the patient. There are only sporadic case reports on the development of paraplegia following recurrent and technically challenging repair of CoA. However, the spontaneous development of paraplegia has also been reported in cases of unoperated CoA. The present report describes the case of delayed SCI in which paraparesis developed 5 days post a coarctation repair. The risk factors and strategies to protect the spinal cord during aortic surgeries are emphasized.
Topics: Humans; Aortic Coarctation; Paraparesis; Postoperative Complications; Male; Spinal Cord Injuries
PubMed: 38722130
DOI: 10.4103/aca.aca_98_23 -
Postgraduate Medical Journal Dec 2019
Topics: Aged; Antitubercular Agents; Decompression, Surgical; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Orthopedic Procedures; Paraparesis; Thoracic Vertebrae; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome; Tuberculosis, Spinal
PubMed: 31366476
DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2019-136943 -
Journal of the American Veterinary... Jan 2023
Topics: Animals; Dogs; Dog Diseases; Paraparesis; Paraplegia
PubMed: 36638005
DOI: 10.2460/javma.22.11.0529