Intradural neurenteric cyst of the cervical spine misdiagnosed as a psychogenic disorder in a 7-year-old-child.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The patient is a 7-year-old Japanese female child with an intradural neurenteric cyst of the cervical spine. She had been misdiagnosed as having a psychogenic disorder due to the absence of neurological changes and bony anomalies. Subjective recovery followed the removal of the cyst.
Medical subject headings
- Diagnostic Errors
- Neck Pain
- Neurotic Disorders
- Spina Bifida Occulta