Citation

Sharifi G, Mortaz M, Parsaei B. Acta Neurochir. (Wien) 2009; 151(6): 697-698.

Affiliation

Department of Neurosurgery, Loghman Hospital Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00701-009-0239-z

PMID

19271120

Abstract

Intraspinal nerve-sheath tumours are generally slow growing and are diagnosed after causing symptoms such as back pain and progressive neurological symptoms. We present a rare example of multiple schwannomas located in the thoracolumbar spine in a previously asymptomatic patient who developed severe neurological deficits after a motor-vehicle accident. The exact mechanism of neurological compromise in this patient remains unclear. Circulatory instability in the early post-traumatic course could have contributed to pathogenesis.

Language: en