Izi Zineb, El Haddad Siham, Allali Nazik, Chat Latifa
Children's Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
Glob Pediatr Health. 2023 Jul 6;10:2333794X231184317. doi: 10.1177/2333794X231184317. eCollection 2023.
Spinal cord cavernous malformation is a rare and uncommon vascular malformation, it may remain asymptomatic for a long period or manifest as a sudden or gradual change in spinal cord functioning. The diagnosis relies essentially on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Surgery constitutes the majority of management with all the complications that can occur during and after surgery. We report a case of intramedullary cavernoma of a 12-year-old patient admitted for acute paraparesia with bowel and bladder dysfunction. MRI revealed 2 intramedullary cavernomas at T6-T7 and T11-T12. Through this case report, we discuss the clinical and radiological characteristics of this unusual intramedullary malformation.
脊髓海绵状血管畸形是一种罕见的血管畸形，可能长期无症状，或表现为脊髓功能突然或逐渐改变。诊断主要依靠磁共振成像（MRI）。手术是主要的治疗方法，但手术期间及术后可能会出现各种并发症。我们报告一例12岁患者，因急性双下肢轻瘫伴大小便功能障碍入院，MRI显示在T6-T7和T11-T12水平有2个髓内海绵状血管瘤。通过本病例报告，我们讨论了这种不寻常的髓内畸形的临床和影像学特征。
