Seropositive Neuromyelitis Optica imitating an Intramedullary Cervical Spinal Cord Tumor: Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature
A 44-year-old woman with progressive cervical myelopathy and central cord syndrome was noted to have an extensive cervical intramedullary contrast-enhancing lesion on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The lesion resembled a spinal astrocytoma or ependymoma that required surgical intervention. She wa...
Main Authors: | Peter Yat-Ming Woo, Jennifer Hiu-Fung Chiu, Kar-Ming Leung, Kwong-Yau Chan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Korean Spine Society
2014-10-01
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Series: | Asian Spine Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-8-684.pdf |
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