Complete Paraparesis Following Resection of Parasagittal Meningioma: Recovering Function with an Early Intensive Neurorehabilitation Program

Author: Mazlina Mazlan ; Aishah Ahmad Fauzi
Publication Type:Case Reports
Keywords: Paraparesis, Meningioma, Superior sagittal sinus, Rehabilitation
From: The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2011;66(4):371-373
CountryMalaysia
Language:English
Abstract: Paraparesis can occur as a primary presentation of brain pathology at the motor strip along the parasagittal region. It could also occur as a neurological complication especially following resection of parasagittal meningioma with infiltration of the superior sagittal sinus (SSS). We report a case of a complete paraparesis immediately following resection of bilateral parasagittal meningioma with infiltration of the middle third of the SSS. A gradual improvement in neurological recovery and functional outcome was observed over a period of one year after undergoing an intensive neurorehabilitation program beginning from the acute inpatient phase post surgery.