CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY WITH OCCULT FORAMEN MAGNUM MENINGIOMA- A CASE FOR MRI

Authors
CHAKRAVARTY K SCOTT DGI DICK D VISICK J
Citation
K. Chakravarty et al., CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY WITH OCCULT FORAMEN MAGNUM MENINGIOMA- A CASE FOR MRI, Postgraduate medical journal, 69(815), 1993, pp. 720-723
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Postgraduate medical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00325473
Volume
69
Issue
815
Year of publication
1993
Pages
720 - 723
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-5473(1993)69:815<720:CSMWOF>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
A fatal case of occult foramen magnum meningioma is described which pr esented with features of cervical myelopathy confirmed by cervical mye logram. Surgical decompression led to initial improvement followed by progressive deterioration and death. Postmortem examination revealed a 4 cm diameter foramen magnum meningioma. The dangers of using only st andard radiographic investigations of the cervical cord are discussed.