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Acta Neurochir (Wien)
; 151(6): 697-8, 2009 Jun.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19271120
RESUMO
Intraspinal nerve-sheath tumours are generally slow growing and are diagnosed after causing symptoms such as back pain and progressive neurological symptoms. We present a rare example of multiple schwannomas located in the thoracolumbar spine in a previously asymptomatic patient who developed severe neurological deficits after a motor-vehicle accident. The exact mechanism of neurological compromise in this patient remains unclear. Circulatory instability in the early post-traumatic course could have contributed to pathogenesis.