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Spinal cord tumor in a patient with multiple sclerosis: case report.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Taricco, Mário Augusto Machado, André Callegaro, Dagoberto Marino, Raul |
| Copyright Year | 2002 |
| Abstract | The association between multiple (MS) sclerosis and cerebral gliomas has been sporadically reported in the literature, causing a long lasting discussion if these lesions occur coincidentally or if MS plaques may actually lead to the genesis of gliomas. We report a 36 year old man who developed a rapid onset of right side weakness and loss of vision, having established a diagnosis of MS which was confirmed by CSF analysis and MRI. Nine years later he developed progressive tetraparesis, leading initially to suspicion of illness relapse and a demyelinating plaque in the spinal cord. However, after MRI investigation, a spinal cord tumor was diagnosed. The patient underwent cervical spine laminotomy for microsurgical removal of the spinal cord tumor diagnosed as ependymoma. The neurological deficits improved significantly. |
| Starting Page | 1 |
| Ending Page | 6 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.scielo.br/pdf/anp/v60n2B/10215.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 12131953v1 |
| Volume Number | 60 |
| Issue Number | 2-B |
| Journal | Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Cerebral Infarction Cervical spine Demyelinating Diseases Ependymoma Glioma Illness (finding) Multiple Sclerosis Neck Patients Quadriparesis Senile Plaques Spinal Cord Neoplasms nervous system disorder |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
