| Autor: |
Bander F Al-Dhafery, Abdullah S Al-Mulhim, Hossain A. A. Alola |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2014 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Saudi Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 46-48 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1658-631X |
| DOI: |
10.4103/1658-631X.128453 |
| Popis: |
Although they constitute about one third of spinal cord glial neoplasms, low-grade astrocytomas can present variably. Post-traumatic neurologic dysfunction due to low-grade spinal cord gliomas is an uncommon event. The authors report a case of paraplegia following minor traumatic event in an 18-month-old boy where subsequent imaging was directed to exclude intracranial hemorrhage. Upon further investigations which included spine-computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, a hemorrhagic intraspinal neoplasm was discovered and confirmed to be a low-grade astrocytoma. This case illustrates an instance of significant neurological deficit caused by intratumeral hemorrhage and swelling. |
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