Spinal Intramedullary Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis of the central nervous system accounts for approximately 1% of all cases of tuberculosis and 50% of these involve the spine. Intramedullary involvement is rare in tuberculosis. Clinical presentation of spinal intramedullary tuberculosis (SIMT) is similar to intramedullary spinal cord tu...

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Main Authors: Prithvi Varghese, Muhammed Jasim Abdul Jalal, Julio Chacko Kandathil, Iona Leekha Mathew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2017-03-01
Series:The Surgery Journal
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1599823