Solitary thoracic vertebral body cysticercosis presenting with progressive compressive myelopathy.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.3171/2013.1.SPINE12675.
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Abstract
Common bony spinal pathologies that could present with progressive spasticity include vertebral body tumors or chronic infections of the spine. Cysticercosis of the spine commonly has an intramedullary occurrence. The authors discuss the presentation and management of a rare case of solitary vertebral cysticercosis that presented with lower-limb spasticity and sphincter involvement.
Medical subject headings
- Cysticercosis
- Spinal Cord Compression
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Thoracic Vertebrae
Anatomy
- thoracic spine