scholarly journals Ependymal cyst of the spinal cord presenting with acute paraplegia.

1988 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 885-885 ◽  
Author(s):  
P A Wackym ◽  
T Feuerman ◽  
G F Gade ◽  
T J Dubrow
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Ependymal Cyst ◽  
Acute Paraplegia

scholarly journals Paraplegia after Gastrectomy in a Patient with Cervical Disc Herniation: A Case Report and Review of Literature

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Qingfu Zhang ◽  
Wei Jiang ◽  
Quanhong Zhou ◽  
Guangyan Wang ◽  
Linlin Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Postoperative Complication ◽  
Disc Herniation ◽  
Surgical Decompression ◽  
Cervical Disc Herniation ◽  
Cervical Disc ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
History Of ◽  
Acute Paraplegia

Paraplegia is a rare postoperative complication. We present a case of acute paraplegia after elective gastrectomy surgery because of cervical disc herniation. The 73-year-old man has the medical history of cervical spondylitis with only symptom of temporary pain in neck and shoulder. Although the patient’s neck was cautiously preserved by using the Discopo, an acute paraplegia emerged at about 10 hours after the operation. Severe compression of the spinal cord by herniation of the C4-C5 cervical disc was diagnosed and emergency surgical decompression was performed immediately. Unfortunately the patient showed limited improvement in neurologic deficits even after 11 months.

An Intramedullary Ependymal Cyst in a 71-Year-Old Woman

Neurosurgery ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Rousseau ◽  
Francis Lesoin ◽  
Guy Combelles ◽  
Yvan Krivosic ◽  
Pierre Warot
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Abdominal Pain ◽  
Spinal Trauma ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Ependymal Cyst ◽  
History Of ◽  
Late Discovery ◽  
Slow Evolution

Abstract An intraspinal ependymal cyst of the thoracolumbar spinal cord was found in a 71-year-old woman with a history of right side abdominal pain since the age of 18. The late discovery of the cyst is related to the extremely slow evolution of this type of cyst in the absence of spinal trauma. Etiopathogenic problems are discussed after a review of the literature.

General Metabolism in Patients with Acute Paraplegia and Quadriplegia

Neurosurgery ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard H. Kaufman ◽  
Brian J. Rowlands ◽  
Debra K. Stein ◽  
Dennis R. Kopaniky ◽  
Philip L. Gildenberg
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Nutritional Support ◽  
Nutritional Assessment ◽  
General Metabolism ◽  
Acute Paraplegia ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
Injured Patients ◽  
Infective Complications

Abstract This study measured the nutritional status of eight spine-injured patients during their first 10 to 14 days in the hospital. Initial and follow-up nutritional assessment showed that their nutritional status deteriorated at least partly due to an inadequate supply of protein and calories. Infective complications and prolonged respiratory support were common and may have been caused in part by impaired nutrition. This suggests that a prospective study of aggressive nutritional support for patients with spinal cord transection should be initiated to determine whether this acquired malnutrition and its associated complications can be prevented.

scholarly journals Ependymal cyst of the spinal cord: case report

1971 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 546-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. S. Wisoff ◽  
N. R. Ghatak
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Ependymal Cyst

scholarly journals Study of clinical profile and outcome of patients with acute non-traumatic paraparesis

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 105
Author(s):  
Sanjana S. Malokar ◽  
Saurabh V. Kothari ◽  
Onkar H. Nadgouda
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Peripheral Nerves ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
General Medicine ◽  
Clinical Profile ◽  
Loss Of Function ◽  
Neurological Emergency ◽  
Presenting Symptoms ◽  
Spinal Roots ◽  
Acute Paraplegia

Background: The following study is about the clinical profile and outcome of patients with acute non traumatic paraparesis. It includes the aetiology, clinical presentation and the outcome of various cases of acute non traumatic paraparesis. Paraplegia or paraparesis could be defined as loss of function of both legs as a result of disease or injury of the spinal cord, spinal roots, peripheral nerves or myopathies. Acute non-traumatic paraparesis is a neurological emergency. Reversible causes of acute paraplegia can be treated successfully if diagnosed early.Methods: The observational study was done in the department of general medicine at D. Y. Patil Hospital, Navi Mumbai with sample size of 75 patients over 1 year.Results: With early diagnosis prognosis of acute non traumatic paraparesis can be improved which was evaluated over period of 3 months.Conclusions: Acute non-traumatic paraparesis is a neurological emergency. Reversible causes of acute paraplegia can be treated successfully if diagnosed early. It is important to diagnose and classify all cases into compressive and non-compressive lesions based on presenting symptoms because the management of the two differs.

scholarly journals Spinal Arteriovenous Epidural Fistula with Acute Paraplegia

2007 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Reul ◽  
V. Braun
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Arteriovenous Fistula ◽  
Emergency Treatment ◽  
Venous Congestion ◽  
Neurological Deficits ◽  
Spinal Angiography ◽  
Acute Paraplegia ◽  
Vascular Myelopathy

We report a case of a 68-year-old woman with an acute paraplegia due to venous congestion of the spinal cord caused by an exclusive epidural arteriovenous fistula. Diagnosed by MRI and selective spinal angiography the fistula was embolized during emergency treatment via transarterial access. Immediately after the intervention the paraplegia declined and the patient recovered completely. Epidural AV fistulae are a very rare and therefore relatively unknown cause of vascular myelopathy. They may require emergency management to avoid permanent neurological deficits.

Transvertebral Transposition of the Spinal Cord for Recovery of Motor Evoked Potentials and Somatosensory Evoked Potentials After Acute Paraplegia During Kyphoscoliosis Surgery: Technique Note, Case Reports and Literature Review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Chen ◽  
Jing Li ◽  
Bingjin Wang ◽  
Lingwei Zhu ◽  
Yong Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Evoked Potentials ◽  
Somatosensory Evoked Potentials ◽  
Motor Evoked Potentials ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Deformity Correction ◽  
Neurological Deficits ◽  
Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring ◽  
Neurophysiological Monitoring ◽  
Acute Paraplegia

Abstract Background: Neurological impairment during spinal deformity surgery was the most serious complication. When confronting intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring alerts, various surgical management methods such as the release of implants and decompression of the spinal cord are always performed. Transvertebral transposition of the spinal cord is rarely performed, and its role in the management of acute paraplegia is seldom reported.Methods: The authors present two patients with kyphoscoliosis experienced intraoperatively or postoperatively neurological deficits and abnormal neurological monitoring was detected during correction surgery. Acute paraplegia was confirmed by a wake-up test. Subsequent spinal cord transposition was performed. Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring motor evoked potentials (MEP) and somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP) was performed to detect the changes during the process.Results: After transvertebral transposition of the spinal cord, the MEPs and SEPs were significantly improved in both patients during surgery. The spinal cord function was restored postoperatively and recovered to normal at the final follow-up in two patients. Conclusions： This case demonstrated that instead of decreasing the correction ratio of kyphoscoliosis, transvertebral transposition of the spinal cord under intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring could be an effective therapeutic strategy for acute spinal cord dysfunction caused by deformity correction surgeries.

scholarly journals Discovery of Aquaporin-1 and Aquaporin-4 Expression in an Intramedullary Spinal Cord Ependymal Cyst: Case Report

2017 ◽  
Vol 107 ◽  
pp. 1046.e1-1046.e7
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Shepard ◽  
Varun Padmanaban ◽  
Nancy A. Edwards ◽  
Prashant Chittiboina ◽  
Abhik Ray-Chaudhury ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Aquaporin 4 ◽  
Intramedullary Spinal Cord ◽  
Aquaporin 1 ◽  
Ependymal Cyst

scholarly journals Acute Paraplegia due to Thoracic Hematomyelia

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Aykut Akpınar ◽  
Bahattin Celik ◽  
Ihsan Canbek ◽  
Ergun Karavelioğlu
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Vascular Malformations ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Sudden Onset ◽  
Acute Onset ◽  
Good Choice ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Bleeding Disorders ◽  
Solution Methods ◽  
Acute Paraplegia

Spontaneous intraspinal intramedullary hemorrhage is a rare entity with the acute onset of neurologic symptoms. The etiology of idiopathic spontaneous hematomyelia (ISH) is unknown, and there are few published case reports. Hematomyelia is mostly associated with trauma, but the other nontraumatic etiologies are vascular malformations, tumors, bleeding disorders, syphilis, syrinx, and myelitis. MRI is a good choice for early diagnosis. Hematomyelia usually causes acute spinal cord syndrome due to the compression and destruction of the spinal cord. A high-dose steroid treatment and surgical decompression and evacuation of hematoma are the urgent solution methods. We present idiopathic spontaneous hematomyelia of a previously healthy 80-year-old male with a sudden onset of back pain and paraplegia.

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