Thoracic spinal iophendylate-induced arachnoiditis mimicking an intramedullary spinal cord neoplasm: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 292-294

  Hwang, Steven W ^a,b   Bhadelia, Rafeeque A ^a   Wu, Julian ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Neurosurgery #178 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Iophendylate; Myelopathy; Pantopaque; Spinal cord compression; Spinal cord neoplasms

Indexed keywords

IOFENDYLATE;

ADULT; ARACHNOIDITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MYELOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD TUMOR;

ARACHNOIDITIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; IOPHENDYLATE; LAMINECTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 40949145169     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/SPI/2008/8/3/292     Document Type: Article

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