Acute paraparesis from hemorrhagic spinal ependymoma: Diagnostic dilemma and surgical management - Report of two cases and review of the literature

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 652-655

  Heuer, Gregory G ^a   Stiefel, Michael F ^a   Bailey, Robert L ^a   Schuster, James M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conus medullaris; Ependymoma; Hemorrhage; Lumbar spine; Neoplasm; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FILUM TERMINALE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PARAPARESIS; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37349042498     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/SPI-07/12/652     Document Type: Article

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