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...

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Main Authors: Peter Yat-Ming Woo, Jennifer Hiu-Fung Chiu, Kar-Ming Leung, Kwong-Yau Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spine Society 2014-10-01
Series:Asian Spine Journal
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Online Access:http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-8-684.pdf

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