Intramedullary spinal cysticercosis. Case report and review of literature.
Intramedullary spinal cysticercosis is extremely uncommon; only 29 cases have been reported previously. A case of solitary intramedullary spinal cysticercosis is described. Factors accounting for the rarity of intramedullary cysticerci are reviewed and the probability of reaching a preoperative diagnosis is discussed. This is the fifth such case reported from India.
D000328:Adult; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009192:Myelography; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery