Acute paraplegia revealing an intraspinal neurenteric cyst in a child

The authors report a case of intraspinal neurenteric cyst in a 22-month-old child, who presented with acute paraplegia following a vesicourethrogram. Despite 8 days' delay in surgical decompression, he made a complete neurological recovery. Neurenteric cysts are rare congenital lesions of the s...

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Published inChild's nervous system Vol. 17; no. 12; pp. 754 - 757
Main Authors Rizk, T, Lahoud, G A, Maarrawi, J, Hourani, R, Jabbour, P, Koussa, S, Okais, N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.12.2001
Subjects
Acute Disease
Child, Preschool
Decompression, Surgical
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Neural Tube Defects - complications
Neural Tube Defects - surgery
Paraplegia - complications
Spinal Canal - pathology
Spinal Cord Compression - etiology
Spinal Cord Compression - surgery
Thoracic Vertebrae
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Summary:The authors report a case of intraspinal neurenteric cyst in a 22-month-old child, who presented with acute paraplegia following a vesicourethrogram. Despite 8 days' delay in surgical decompression, he made a complete neurological recovery. Neurenteric cysts are rare congenital lesions of the spinal canal lined with an epithelium of endodermal origin. They are usually located at the cervicothoracic junction and present with progressive mild to moderate signs of myelopathy. This is a unique case in regard both to its clinical presentation and to the excellent outcome after 8 days of complete paraplegia.
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ISSN:0256-7040
DOI:10.1007/s003810100503