Cavernous angioma of the cauda equina producing subarachnoid hemorrhage

1987 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 134-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinsuke Ueda ◽  
Akihito Saito ◽  
Shigeo Inomori ◽  
Ilu Kim
Keyword(s):  
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ◽  
Cauda Equina ◽  
Cavernous Angioma ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Spinal Angiography ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Total Removal ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Similar Episode ◽  
Fine Print

✓ A case of a cavernous angioma of the cauda equina is presented. The patient was a 28-year-old man who experienced sudden low-back pain and headache without neurological symptoms. Lumbar puncture revealed subarachnoid hemorrhage. He had suffered a similar episode 3 years previously. Selective spinal angiography did not demonstrate any abnormal vascularity. Metrizamide myelography and magnetic resonance imaging were useful in demonstrating the presence of a tumor. Laminectomy at L1–3 and total removal of the tumor were performed without neurological deficit.

Spontaneous spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage and subdural hematoma

1984 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. 975-980 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl W. Swann ◽  
Allan H. Ropper ◽  
Paul F. J. New ◽  
Charles E. Poletti
Keyword(s):  
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ◽  
Subdural Hematoma ◽  
Cauda Equina ◽  
Conus Medullaris ◽  
Spinal Angiography ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Radiological Features ◽  
Spinal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ◽  
Severe Back Pain ◽  
Fine Print

✓ Two patients with spontaneous spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage are presented to emphasize the clinical and radiological features of this uncommon illness. Both had severe back pain at the onset. One patient had a subdural hematoma that compressed the conus medullaris and cauda equina, and was drained percutaneously; the other had clots in the subarachnoid space. The cerebrospinal fluid showed a polymorphonuclear pleocytosis that simulated septic meningitis. Complete spinal angiography failed to reveal a cause for the hemorrhages.

Dermoid tumors of the spinal cord

1970 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 676-681 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian C. Bailey
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Cauda Equina ◽  
Complete Removal ◽  
Cord Compression ◽  
Conus Medullaris ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Fine Print

✓ This is an analysis of 10 cases of dermoid tumor occurring in the spinal canal (8 lumbar and 2 thoracic). Low-back pain was the commonest presenting symptom, especially if the tumor was adherent to the conus medullaris. Other complaints included urinary dysfunction and motor and sensory disturbances of the legs. Clinical and radiological evidence of spina bifida was found in about half of the cases and suggested the diagnosis of a developmental type of tumor when patients presented with progressive spinal cord compression. At operation, the tumors were often found embedded in the conus medullaris or firmly adherent to the cauda equina, thus precluding complete removal. Evacuation of the cystic contents, however, gave lasting relief of the low-back pain and did not cause any deterioration in neurological function. In a follow-up study, ranging from 1 to 15 years, virtually no improvement in the neurological signs was observed. On the other hand, only one case has deteriorated due to recurrence of tumor growth.

Symptomatic cerebellar metastasis and late local recurrence of a cauda equina paraganglioma

1995 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 166-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin N. Strommer ◽  
Sebastian Brandner ◽  
Ali C. Sarioglu ◽  
Ulrich Sure ◽  
Yasuhiro Yonekawa
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Cystic Lesion ◽  
Cauda Equina ◽  
Complete Removal ◽  
Pathological Examination ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Truncal Ataxia ◽  
Cerebellar Metastasis ◽  
Fine Print

✓ This case report contains a description of a 61-year-old patient who presented with a progressive truncal ataxia 22 years after complete removal of a small paraganglioma of the cauda equina. Magnetic resonance imaging of the neuraxis revealed a large cystic lesion in the cerebellar midline, three small cortical-to-subcortical nodular tumors in the posterior fossa, and local recurrences of the paraganglioma of the cauda equina. Pathological examination showed the cerebellar midline lesion to be a paraganglioma, most likely a metastasis from the cauda equina localization.

Angiographic demonstration of a spinal epidural arteriovenous malformation

1993 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
William C. Olivero ◽  
William C. Hanigan ◽  
Kerry W. McCluney
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Arteriovenous Malformation ◽  
Epidural Hematoma ◽  
Spinal Angiography ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Thoracic Pain ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Angiographic Demonstration ◽  
Spinal Epidural ◽  
Fine Print

✓ A 16-year-old boy presented with acute midline thoracic pain followed by rapidly progressive paraplegia. The initial neurological examination demonstrated a complete sensory and motor paraplegia, which significantly improved spontaneously over the following 2 days. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a posterior epidural hematoma extending from the T-4 to T-6 vertebrae, and spinal angiography demonstrated an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) with a nidus of abnormal epidural vessels at the level of the T-5 vertebra, which was confirmed surgically. This case represents one of the first reports of a spinal epidural AVM confirmed by angiography.

Rapid arteriovenous shunting in a spinal cord ependymoma

1976 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 744-747 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric T. Yuhl ◽  
John R. Bentson
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Arteriovenous Malformations ◽  
Cauda Equina ◽  
Conus Medullaris ◽  
Spinal Angiography ◽  
Arteriovenous Shunting ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Spinal Cord Ependymoma ◽  
Fine Print

✓ A case of ependymoma of the conus medullaris and cauda equina is described in which spinal angiography demonstrated rapid arteriovenous shunting, an angiographic sign which is typical of arteriovenous malformations and which has not been previously reported to occur with ependymomas.

Rupture of spinal cord ependymoma

1973 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 662-665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nettleton S. Payne ◽  
Joseph V. McDonald
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ◽  
Clinical Course ◽  
Cauda Equina ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Spinal Cord Ependymoma ◽  
Fine Print

✓ The rupture of an ependymoma of the cauda equina associated with trauma and subarachnoid hemorrhage is described. The clinical course of the patient is discussed, and the mechanism and significance of the rupture postulated.

Choristoma of the intracranial maxillary nerve in a child

1994 ◽  
Vol 81 (5) ◽  
pp. 788-791 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel Lena ◽  
Thierry Dufour ◽  
Danielle Gambarelli ◽  
Brigitte Chabrol ◽  
Josette Mancini
Keyword(s):  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Total Removal ◽  
Total Resection ◽  
Anterior Portion ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Maxillary Nerve ◽  
History Of ◽  
Foramen Rotundum ◽  
Extradural Approach ◽  
Fine Print

This report describes what the authors believe to be the first reported case of choristoma of the intracranial maxillary nerve. This 12-year-old girl presented with a 5-year history of severe isolated left-sided trigeminal neuralgia. Computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a mass below the anterior portion of the left cavernous sinus, enlarging the foramen rotundum. Total resection was achieved via a pterional extradural approach. Histological examination revealed a choristoma composed of smooth-muscle fibers. The histogenesis of these tumors when they develop in a nerve remains unclear. They may represent abnormal migration or proliferation of neuroectodermal tissue in or close to a peripheral nerve. Total removal of these tumors should be attempted at initial diagnosis.

Conus medulla—cauda compression from nerve root hypertrophy in a child with Dejerine—Sottas syndrome: improvement with laminectomy and duraplasty

2002 ◽  
Vol 97 (2) ◽  
pp. 244-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kleopas A. Kleopa ◽  
Leslie N. Sutton ◽  
Joseph Ong ◽  
Gihan Tennekoon ◽  
Albert E. Telfeian
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Nerve Root ◽  
Cauda Equina ◽  
Conus Medullaris ◽  
Myelin Protein Zero ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Leg Weakness ◽  
Protein Zero ◽  
Fine Print

✓ This 7-year-old boy with Dejerine—Sottas syndrome caused by a mutation in the myelin protein zero gene began to suffer rapid deterioration with increasing leg weakness, loss of the ability to ambulate, and bowel and bladder incontinence. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine revealed nerve root hypertrophy resulting in compression of the conus medullaris and cauda equina. Decompressive surgery was successful in reversing some of his deficits.

Vertebral metastatic chemodectoma: imaging and therapeutic octreotide

2002 ◽  
Vol 97 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Marie U-King-Im ◽  
Thomas A. Carroll ◽  
Kevin Morris
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
External Beam Radiotherapy ◽  
Somatostatin Receptors ◽  
Cord Compression ◽  
External Beam ◽  
Spinal Angiography ◽  
Current Investigation ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Fine Print

✓ The authors report on the use of external-beam radiotherapy and octreotide in a 32-year-old woman who presented with spinal cord compression secondary to metastatic chemodectoma. Scintigraphy studies were used to confirm the presence of somatostatin receptors. Magnetic resonance imaging, and in particular spinal angiography, were performed to define the extent of spinal metastatic disease. The literature on current investigation and management of vertebral metastatic chemodectoma is reviewed.

Cavernous angioma of the tentorium cerebelli

1989 ◽  
Vol 71 (6) ◽  
pp. 935-937 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith B. Quattrocchi ◽  
Phillip Kissel ◽  
William G. Ellis ◽  
Edmund H. Frank
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Cavernous Angioma ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Tentorium Cerebelli ◽  
Fine Print

✓ The case of a cavernous angioma of the tentorium cerebelli is described. This is the seventh reported case of a cavernous angioma in this unusual location and the first of a dural cavernous angioma demonstrated by magnetic resonance imaging. The clinical presentation, radiographic features, and surgical treatment of these rare tumors are discussed, along with a review of the literature.

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