Complete paraparesis following resection of parasagittal meningioma: recovering function with an early intensive neurorehabilitation program.
Paraparesis can occur as a primary presentation of brain pathology at the motor strip along the parasagittal region. It could also occur as a neurological complication especially following resection of parasagittal meningioma with infiltration of the superior sagittal sinus (SSS). We report a case of a complete paraparesis immediately following resection of bilateral parasagittal meningioma with infiltration of the middle third of the SSS. A gradual improvement in neurological recovery and functional outcome was observed over a period of one year after undergoing an intensive neurorehabilitation program beginning from the acute inpatient phase post surgery.
University of Malaya, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan 50603, Malaysia.
Mazlina
M
Mazlan
Aishah Ahmad
AA
Fauzi
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020335:Paraparesis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D020127:Recovery of Function