Coincidence of cervical spondylotic myelopathy and intramedullary ependymoma: A potential diagnostic pitfall. Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 249-252

  Kurzbuch, Arthur R ^a   Rilliet, Benedict ^a   Vargas, Maria Isabel ^a   Boex, Colette ^a   Tessitore, Enrico ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; Contrast enhancement; Intramedullary cervical ependymoma; Signal enhancement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORDOTOMY; DECOMPRESSIVE LAMINECTOMY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPENDYMOMA; EXCISION; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTRAMEDULLARY EPENDYMOMA; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PARESIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PYRAMIDAL SIGN; REHABILITATION CARE; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPENDYMOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPONDYLOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77649124778     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.10.SPINE09138     Document Type: Article

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