1.Acute Paraplegia as a Result of Hemorrhagic Spinal Ependymoma Masked by Spinal Anesthesia: Case Report and Review of Literature.
Sang Hyo LEE ; David Jaehyun PARK ; Sin Soo JEUN
Brain Tumor Research and Treatment 2016;4(1):30-34
Ependymomas are the most common intramedullary spinal cord tumors in adults. Although a hemorrhage within spinal ependymoma on imaging studies is not uncommon, it has rarely been reported to bea cause of acute neurological deficit. In the present report, we describe a case of a 24-year-old female patient who developed acute paraplegia as a result of hemorrhagic spinal ependymoma immediately after a cesarean delivery under spinal regional anesthesia. We review the literature of hemorrhagic spinal ependymomas presenting with acute neurological deficit and discuss the most appropriate treatment for a good neurological recovery.
Adult
;
Anesthesia, Conduction
;
Anesthesia, Spinal*
;
Ependymoma*
;
Female
;
Hemorrhage
;
Humans
;
Masks*
;
Paraplegia*
;
Spinal Cord Neoplasms
;
Young Adult
2.Acute Paraplegia as a Result of Hemorrhagic Spinal Ependymoma Masked by Spinal Anesthesia: Case Report and Review of Literature.
Sang Hyo LEE ; David Jaehyun PARK ; Sin Soo JEUN
Brain Tumor Research and Treatment 2016;4(1):30-34
Ependymomas are the most common intramedullary spinal cord tumors in adults. Although a hemorrhage within spinal ependymoma on imaging studies is not uncommon, it has rarely been reported to bea cause of acute neurological deficit. In the present report, we describe a case of a 24-year-old female patient who developed acute paraplegia as a result of hemorrhagic spinal ependymoma immediately after a cesarean delivery under spinal regional anesthesia. We review the literature of hemorrhagic spinal ependymomas presenting with acute neurological deficit and discuss the most appropriate treatment for a good neurological recovery.
Adult
;
Anesthesia, Conduction
;
Anesthesia, Spinal*
;
Ependymoma*
;
Female
;
Hemorrhage
;
Humans
;
Masks*
;
Paraplegia*
;
Spinal Cord Neoplasms
;
Young Adult