Abstract
Intramedullary abscesses are uncommon with a prevalent incidence in childhood and adolescence. Prognosis is not always favourable. Management entails a combined surgical and medical approach with long-term drug therapy. We describe a patient with rapidly progressive hemiparesis and MR findings of an undefined intramedullary expanding lesion in the cervical spine. Rapid evolution of clinical symptoms, and brain MR disclosing meningitis suggested an abscess, subsequently confirmed by histological analysis.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 706-710 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Rivista di Neuroradiologia |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2004 |
Keywords
- Cervical spine
- Intramedullary abscess
- MR
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
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Maffei, M., Simonetti, L., Battaglia, S., Mascari, C., Trocino, C., & Leonardi, M. (2004). Intramedullary cervical spinal cord abscess: A case report. Rivista di Neuroradiologia, 17(5), 706-710.