Brain Tumor Research and Treatment  2016;4(1):30-34

doi:10.14791/btrt.2016.4.1.30

Acute Paraplegia as a Result of Hemorrhagic Spinal Ependymoma Masked by Spinal Anesthesia: Case Report and Review of Literature.

Sang Hyo LEE 1 ; David Jaehyun PARK ; Sin Soo JEUN

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Keywords

Ependymoma; Spinal cord neoplasms; Paraplegia; Hemorrhage; Delivery

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

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.