Spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage attributable to schwannoma of the cauda equina.
BACKGROUND
Cauda equina syndrome occurring as a result of spontaneous spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) from a spinal tumor is reported to be rare.


METHODS
A 28-year-old woman presented at our clinic with a history of severe back pain for 10 days, progressive paraparesis, and urinary retention. Her physical examination revealed a mass located intradurally at the level of L1-2 and a massive SAH. An L1-L2, laminectomy and a hemilaminectomy from D9 to D12 were performed and the SAH was evacuated and the cord was decompressed.


CONCLUSIONS
At the first year follow-up, her restricted dorsal and plantar flexion continued. Post-gadolinium magnetic resonance imaging revealed no mass.
Cordan
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Department of Neurosurgery, Uludağ University, Görükle, Bursa, Turkey.
Bekar
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Yaman
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Tolunay
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D000328:Adult; D002420:Cauda Equina / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology