Spinal pseudomeningocoele: a diagnostic dilemma
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2007
Abstract
Study design: Case report. Objective: To describe the difficulty in diagnosing spinal pseudomeningocoele. Setting: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Case report: A case of progressive sacral swelling in a paraplegic man who sustained spinal cord injury 14 years ago is presented. Although his clinical features were suggestive of pseudomeningocoele, we were unable to confirm the diagnosis preoperatively. Conclusion: Traumatic spinal pseudomeningocoele is very rare. Even with the available modern diagnostic imaging techniques, it is still difficult to diagnose a spinal pseudomeningocoele.
Keywords
Pseudomeningocoele sacral swelling spinal cord injury neuropathic pain
Divisions
fac_med
Publication Title
Spinal Cord
Volume
45
Issue
12
Additional Information
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