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Bilateral drop foot secondary to a primary tumor in the conus medullaris
Author(s) -
Makridou Alexandra,
Argyriou Andreas A.,
Karanasios Panagiotis,
Makris Nicolaos
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
muscle and nerve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1097-4598
pISSN - 0148-639X
DOI - 10.1002/mus.21026
Subject(s) - conus medullaris , foot drop , spinal cord , medicine , astrocytoma , spinal cord neoplasm , intramedullary rod , cord , anatomy , surgery , glioma , cancer research , psychiatry
Intramedullary tumors of the spinal cord are rare neoplasms that can be associated with severe neurological and functional handicaps. To our knowledge, we describe for the first time the case of a male patient who developed bilateral drop foot as an initial manifestation of a primary tumor in the conus medullaris of the spinal cord, probably an astrocytoma. Muscle Nerve, 2008