title: The rehabilitation outcome of spinal meningioma induced proprioception deficit.
abstract: Chronic non-traumatic myelopathy developed in a woman who presented symptoms of gait ataxia, right leg motor weakness, dysesthesia and urinary difficulty. Clinical evaluation revealed right leg weakness and global anesthesia as well as temperature, vibratory and proprioception sensation loss below the T-9 level and deep tendon hyperreflexia over the lower extremities. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an extra-intramedullary meningioma at the T-9 level. Following microscopic subtotal excision of the tumor, the patient underwent satisfactory rehabilitation programs with outstanding outcomes presented using the neurological scoring system, functional balance grade, postural analysis of Baropodometry screen and single leg standing time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chung Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. taiwen1@gmail.com
authors.forename: Wen-Chin
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Tai
authors.forename: Ya-Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Pong
authors.forename: Hsiang-Chun
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.forename: Chi-Wei
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Yiu-Chung
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lau
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011434:Proprioception; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery