Acute paraplegia revealing an intraspinal neurenteric cyst in a child.
Publication/Presentation Date
12-1-2001
Abstract
The authors report a case of intraspinal neurenteric cyst in a 22-month-old child, who presented with acute paraplegia following a vesicourethrogram. Despite 8 days' delay in surgical decompression, he made a complete neurological recovery. Neurenteric cysts are rare congenital lesions of the spinal canal lined with an epithelium of endodermal origin. They are usually located at the cervicothoracic junction and present with progressive mild to moderate signs of myelopathy. This is a unique case in regard both to its clinical presentation and to the excellent outcome after 8 days of complete paraplegia.
Volume
17
Issue
12
First Page
754
Last Page
757
ISSN
0256-7040
Published In/Presented At
Rizk, T., Lahoud, G. A., Maarrawi, J., Hourani, R., Jabbour, P., Koussa, S., & Okais, N. (2001). Acute paraplegia revealing an intraspinal neurenteric cyst in a child. Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 17(12), 754–757. https://doi.org/10.1007/s003810100503
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
11862444
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article