| Intramedullary Cavernous Hemangioma as a Cause of Paraplegia: Two cases report. |
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Park, Gi Young , Seo, Hye Jin , Ro, Hye Jung , Yi, Tae Im , Kim, Joo Sup , Yim, Man Bin |
1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Daejin Medical Center, Pundang Jesaeng General Hospital, Korea. logos@dmc.or.kr
2Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University College of Medicine, Korea.
3Department of Neurosurgery, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University College of Medicine, Korea. |
| 척수 수내 해면상 혈관종에 의한 하지마비 증례보고 |
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박기영1·서혜진·노혜정1·이태임·김주섭·임만빈2 |
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분당제생병원 재활의학과, 1계명대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실, 2신경외과학교실 |
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| Abstract |
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Cavernous hemangiomas occur throughout the central nervous system. Although they are most commonly found in the brain, the intraspinal lesion accounts for approximately 5% of all adult intramedullary lesions. Widespread use of MR imaging have led to an increase in the reported cases of intramedullary cavernous hamangiomas. Spinal intramedullary cavernomas are positioned in a particularly precarious location, and are more likely to cause clinically significant findings than cranial cavernomas. It is important to recognize cavernomas as a surgically manageable cause of myelopathy. Generally, surgery cannot cure the chronic myelopathy from cavernoma but can halt it's progression. These facts emphasize the need for early diagnosis. In our two cases, they developed initially low back pain and sensory changes of both legs and subsequently paraplegia. We report two cases of intramedullary cavernous hemangioma with the review of literatures. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2002; 26: 815-818) |
| Key Words:
Cavernous hemangioma, Intramedullary, Paraplegia |
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