What is it about?
Acute paraplegia in infants is not common and must be seriously invistegated. Intradural space occupying lesions, if present, could be treated and save motor development.
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Why is it important?
Careful and precise histopathologic examination and clarification of nature of the lesion give an important information about decision making and the surgical scenario. True Hamartoma is totally intramedullary tumour.
Perspectives
As a 1st hand surgeon in this case. Surgical plane was not clear on the start. Lesion was totally filling in and widening the spinal canal, Conus was extremely thinned out and stretched, The key for this case is to pay every effort to get anatomical plan to go.
Prof Walid A Abdel Ghany
Ain Shams University
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This page is a summary of: Spinal intramedullary hamartoma with acute presentation in a 13-month old infant: case report, Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, August 2016, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG),
DOI: 10.3171/2016.2.peds15561.
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