Acute Paraplegia as a Result of Hemorrhagic Spinal Ependymoma Masked by Spinal Anesthesia: Case Report and Review of Literature.
10.14791/btrt.2016.4.1.30
- Author:
Sang Hyo LEE
1
;
David Jaehyun PARK
;
Sin Soo JEUN
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. jhyun@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ependymoma;
Spinal cord neoplasms;
Paraplegia;
Hemorrhage;
Delivery
- MeSH:
Adult;
Anesthesia, Conduction;
Anesthesia, Spinal*;
Ependymoma*;
Female;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Masks*;
Paraplegia*;
Spinal Cord Neoplasms;
Young Adult
- From:Brain Tumor Research and Treatment
2016;4(1):30-34
- CountryRepublic 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.
