Intramedullary spinal cord abscess
Pan Arab Journal of Neurosurgery. 2009; 13 (2): 89-91
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ABSTRACT
Intramedullary tubercular abscess is a very rare condition, however it needs to be considered in the differential diagnosis of neurological deterioration in a patient of tuberculosis as timely intervention often gives good neurological recovery. The authors report a rare case of intramedullary tuberculous abscess of dorsal spinal cord in a 35-year-old female patient who presented with paraplegia and bladder involvement. Magnetic resonance imaging scans revealed D6-D10 arachnoiditis with intramedullary lesion with extradural compression locally. A dorsal laminectomy with decompression of intramedullary abscess with biopsy of extradural granulation tissue was carried out and patient was started on antituberculous therapy and gradually improved neurologically postoperatively. Intrameduallry tuberculous abscess is a rare condition and surgical intervention is helpful even in the presence of profound neurological deficits
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Assunto principal:
Compressão da Medula Espinal
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Resultado do Tratamento
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Diagnóstico Precoce
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Técnicas de Diagnóstico Neurológico
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Abscesso
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Manifestações Neurológicas
Tipo de estudo:
Relato de Casos
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Estudo de rastreamento
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Pan Arab J. Neurosurgery
Ano de publicação:
2009
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