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Intramedullary Schwannoma of the Conus Medullaris Presenting With Progressive Paraparesis: A Rare Case From a Resource‐Limited Setting [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Intramedullary schwannomas of the conus medullaris are exceptionally rare, accounting for less than 1% of all spinal schwannomas. Their clinical presentation is often nonspecific, and radiological features closely mimic more common intramedullary tumors ...
William Nkenguye, Mujaheed Suleman, Alex Mremi, Felister Uisso, Hiten Solanki, Happiness Rabiel, Jay Lodhia   +6 more
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Dynamic Lumbosacral Magnetic Resonance Imaging in a Dog with Tethered Cord Syndrome with a Tight Filum Terminale [PDF]

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2017
A 1-year and 11-month- old English Cocker Spaniel was evaluated for clinical signs of progressive right pelvic limb lameness and urinary incontinence. Neurological examination was suggestive of a lesion localized to the L4–S3 spinal cord segments.
Steven De Decker, Vicky Watts, David M. Neilson   +2 more
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Mature teratoma of conus medullaris: A case report and review of literature [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Key Clinical Message In conus medullaris, mature teratomas are rare. We report a case of a 40‐year‐old man who presented with urinary incontinence, low back pain, and muscle weakness. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a mass in conus medullaris (T11–L1)
Masoud Eslami, Mehran Ilaghi, Erfan Shahabinejad, Forouzande Khajepour, Saeed Karamouzian, Hamed Reihani‐Kermani   +5 more
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Pathology of the conus medullaris and cauda equina. Beyond the usual suspects [PDF]

Insights into Imaging
Background Pathologies affecting the conus medullaris and cauda equina can present with overlapping clinical symptoms, making an accurate diagnosis essential.
Nerses Nersesyan, Maria Lucia Brun Vergara, Azza Reda, Suely Fazio Ferraciolli, Leandro Lucato, Carlos Torres   +5 more
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Primary spinal conus medullaris germinoma. [PDF]

BMJ Case Rep
A woman in her early 20s presented with progressive low back pain, leg weakness and sphincter dysfunction. MRI revealed a 5 × 1.5 cm intramedullary tumour at the T12–L2 level. Elevated preoperative beta-human chorionic gonadotropin levels were noted. Surgical excision confirmed the diagnosis of a germinoma.
Chen Y, Li CW, Tseng WL.
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Conus Medullaris Syndrome following Radionuclide Cisternography [PDF]

Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2014
Radionuclide cisternography is generally considered to be a safe procedure without significant neurological complications. However, in this report we present a patient who developed conus medullaris syndrome following radionuclide cisternography.
Jay Chol Choi
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Letak Conus Medularis terhadap Vertebra Menggunakan Hasil Pencitraan Magnetic Resonance Imaging di Rumah Sakit Dr. Hasan Sadikin Bandung untuk Anestesi Spinal [PDF]

Jurnal Anestesi Perioperatif, 2014
The position of conus medullaris is important to be identified by anesthesiologists during spinal anesthesia to avoid serious spinal cord trauma risk. Conus medullaris can be accurately identified through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images.
Nurfitriani, A. Muthalib Nawawi, Dedi Fitri Yadi, Farhan Anwary   +3 more
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Intramedullary schwannoma of conus medullaris with syringomyelia: a case report and literature review [PDF]

Frontiers in Oncology
Intramedullary schwannomas in the conus medullaris are very rare and are usually not associated with syringomyelia. We report a unique case of intramedullary schwannoma in the conus medullaris with long-segment syringomyelia.
Hua Guo, Yao Wang, Liankun Wang, Dianhui Han, Xiangyi Meng, Qingchun Mu, Xiaofeng Chen   +6 more
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Intramedullary Endometriosis of the Conus Medullaris. [PDF]

Cureus, 2021
Endometriosis (EM) is a common gynecological disease characterized by endometrial-like tissue outside the uterine cavity. We report a case of intramedullary EM, a rare condition with only seven similar cases reported until today. MRI showed a mass-like lesion within the spinal canal at the L1-L2 levels and the histological and immunohistochemical ...
Beck TB, Carbonar MBF, Hanel R, Beck RT, Carbonar F.   +4 more
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Cauda equina, conus medullaris and syndromes mimicking sciatic pain: WFNS spine committee recommendations [PDF]

World Neurosurgery: X
Introduction: Cauda equina syndrome (CES), conus medullaris syndrome (CMS), and sciatica-like syndromes or “sciatica mimics” (SM) may present as diagnostic and/or therapeutic dilemmas for the practicing spine surgeon.
Sandeep Vaishya, Mirza Pojskic, Manbachan Singh Bedi, Joachim Oertel, Christoph Sippl, Scott Robertson, Corinna Zygourakis   +6 more
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