Abstract
Intramedullary spinal cavernoma is a rare vascular disease constituting 5-12% of all spinal vascular tumors. The clinical course is usually characterized either by an acute neurological deterioration, recurrent episodes of neurological deficits or by a slowly progressive neurological decline. Microsurgical removal is recommended when the symptoms become clinically relevant and the lesion appears accessible. In this article, we present a surgical technique to completely resect an intramedullary cavernoma with the aid of intraoperative electrophysiological monitoring and intraoperative real-time ultrasound guidance. A brief description of current management of this pathology is also presented.
Original language | English (US) |
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Journal | Neurochirurgie |
DOIs | |
State | Accepted/In press - Mar 15 2016 |
Keywords
- Intramedullary spinal cavernoma
- Intraoperative monitoring
- Intraoperative ultrasonography
- Microsurgery
- Spinal intramedullary tumors
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Clinical Neurology