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K Ibahioin1, M El Malki, A Chellaoui, A Bertal, S Hilmani, A Lakhdar, A Naja, A Sami, M Achouri, A Ouboukhlik, A El Kamar, A El Azhari.
Abstract
Tuberculosis of the central nervous system is uncommon. The intramedullary localization is exceptional. We report five cases of intramedullary tuberculosis observed in four women and one man with a mean age of 43 years. Two patients had a prior history of tuberculosis. Spinal cord compression was found clinically in all cases. The spinal MRI visualized the tuberculoma in all patients; two had a double tumor. Complete removal of the tuberculoma was possible in only one patient. Outcome was stationary for four patients.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID： 15654306 DOI： 10.1016/s0028-3770(04)98334-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurochirurgie ISSN： 0028-3770 Impact factor: 1.553