Cervical Schwannoma Presenting with Acute Intracranial Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
;
: 137-139, 2010.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
A subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) associated with negative finding on four-vessel angiography is seen in 5 to 30% of patients with intracranial SAH. A previously silent lesion in the spinal canal may be responsible for the angiographically negative finding for cause of intracranial SAH. We report a case of upper cervical (C1-2) intradural schwannoma presenting with acute intracranial SAH. Repeated cerebral angiographic studies were negative, but cervical magnetic resonance imaging study and tissue pathology revealed a intradural-extramedullary schwannoma in C1-2 level. This case illustrates the importance of a high index of clinical suspicion for spinal disease in angiographically negative intracranial SAH patients.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Spinal Canal
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Spinal Diseases
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Angiography
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Neurilemmoma
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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