title: Sudden-onset paraplegia during pregnancy caused by haemorrhage in a spinal cord haemangioblastoma: A case report.
abstract: Spinal cord haemangioblastomas are rare central nervous systems tumours, and haemorrhage.It is an uncommon occurance. We report a 28-year-old pregnant patient who presented with paraplegia due to acute haemorrhage of a spinal haemangioblastoma. Magnetic resonance imaging showed extensive syrinx cavities, an intramedullary lesion at the T4-T5 spinal cord level e, and a subarachnoid haemorrhage. Digital subtraction angiography showed the feeding artery and dilated tortuous draining vein within the dural sac. The lesion was deemed a haemangioblastoma. The histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis. Postoperatively, the paraplegia improved and the patient was able to walk within 2 weeks. Imaging is important for early diagnosis to prevent patients persistent neurological deficits.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radioloyg, Medical Faculty of Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cemile Ayse
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Gormeli
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Private Malatya Hospital, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kaya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sarac
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Private Malatya Hospital, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zeynep Maras
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Private Malatya Hospital, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gokay
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gormeli
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Private Malatya Hospital, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aysegul Sagir
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kahraman
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Private Malatya Hospital, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bayram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kahraman
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Private Malatya Hospital, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa Namik
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Oztanir
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Inonu University, School of Medicine, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nese
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Karadag
mesh_terms: D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D005260:Female; D018325:Hemangioblastoma / Q000737:chemistry*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Spinal cord haemangioblastoma, Haemorrhage, Paraplegia, Magnetic resonance.
  