Spontaneous Regression of a Symptomatic Intramedullary Spinal Cord Lesion.
Cureus
; 12(3): e7271, 2020 Mar 14.
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ABSTRACT
Intramedullary spinal cord tumors and cavernous malformations are rare lesions that can lead to progressive neurologic deficits, impaired quality of life, and even death. Early diagnosis and surgical resection of spinal cord tumors and cavernous malformations are often quoted as essential to optimizing a patient's functional outcome. Unfortunately, these are high-risk operations, with many patients having worse neurological deficits after surgery - sometimes permanent. We present a case of a patient with a cervical intramedullary spinal cord lesion that almost completely resolved spontaneously at short-term follow-up and remained stable at longe-term follow up. Conservative management with careful observation and sequential imaging should be considered in patients with intramedullary spinal cord lesions presenting with acute onset, stable symptoms, especially if the lesion has a hemorrhagic component.
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2020
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