Intramedullary spinal cord cavernous malformations presenting with unexplained chest pain: Case report and review of the literature

Salvatore Savasta; Mattia Algeri; Elisabetta De Sando; Alessandro Lozza; Georgia Mussati; Davide Locatelli; Gian Luigi Marseglia

doi:10.1007/s00381-012-1941-3

Intramedullary spinal cord cavernous malformations presenting with unexplained chest pain: Case report and review of the literature

Salvatore Savasta, Mattia Algeri, Elisabetta De Sando, Alessandro Lozza, Georgia Mussati, Davide Locatelli, Gian Luigi Marseglia

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Intramedullary spinal cord cavernous malformations are very uncommon in pediatric age, with only 26 cases reported within the available literature to date. The diagnosis of such lesions is often difficult and delayed because of their rarity and bizarre clinical presentation. Case report: We report a case of intramedullary spinal cord cavernous malformation in a girl, in which sudden onset chest pain was the only presenting symptom, followed by appearance of neurological deficits after 5 days. We review the available literature discussing clinical features and principles of management of these lesions in children.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	323-328
Number of pages	6
Journal	Child's Nervous System
Volume	29
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-012-1941-3
Publication status	Published - 2013

Keywords

Cavernous malformation
Chest pain
Intramedullary cavernoma
Spinal intramedullary lesion

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Clinical Neurology

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Intramedullary spinal cord cavernous malformations presenting with unexplained chest pain : Case report and review of the literature. / Savasta, Salvatore ; Algeri, Mattia; De Sando, Elisabetta; Lozza, Alessandro; Mussati, Georgia; Locatelli, Davide; Marseglia, Gian Luigi.

In: Child's Nervous System, Vol. 29, No. 2, 2013, p. 323-328.

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