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Surg Neurol Int
March 2021
Department of Neurosurgery, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom.
Background: Spinal cord compression secondary to nerve root hypertrophy is often attributed to hereditary neuropathies. However, to avoid misdiagnosis, rare immune-mediated neuropathy such as chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) should not be overlooked. This report presents a case of multilevel nerve root hypertrophy leading to significant cord compression from CIDP.
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February 2018
Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Background: Subdural empyema can present as a spinal subdural empyema (SSE) or a cranial subdural empyema (CSE). Although they differ somewhat in epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, and symptomatology and occur separately, they rarely manifest together. The aim of this article is to review the literature concerning the clinical presentation, clinical course, and treatment options for managing concurrently occurring SSE and CSE.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAuthors performed in two patients a macroscopically complete exeresis of a panspinal ependymoma. The first case concerns a 27 years old woman, submitted to surgery in 1971, soon after a delivery, who exhibited a tumor in all points identical to the one described by G. Horrax an D.
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