Hydrocephalic dementia and spinal cord tumor: Report of a case and review of the literature Journal Article
| Authors: | Feldmann, E.; Bromfield, E.; Navia, B.; Pasternak, G. W.; Posner, J. B. |
| Article Title: | Hydrocephalic dementia and spinal cord tumor: Report of a case and review of the literature |
| Abstract: | A 68-year-old woman presented with an 18-month history of low back pain followed by leg weakness, dementia, and incontinence. Myelography revealed an intradural, extramedullary block from L-2 to L-4, and cranial computed tomography demonstrated ventriculomegaly. Excision of a benign schwannoma resulted in rapid relief of back pain and more gradual normalization of mental function and hydrocephalus. Five similar cases of dementia and hydrocephalus complicating spinal cord tumor have been reported. A variety of mechanisms have been proposed to explain the association but the pathophysiology is still unclear. Spinal tumor should be considered in the differential diagnosis of dementia and of communicating hydrocephalus. © 1986, American Medical Association. All rights reserved. |
| Keywords: | aged; case report; computer assisted tomography; diagnosis, differential; tomography, x-ray computed; central nervous system; diagnosis; spinal cord tumor; dementia; bone; therapy; low back pain; hydrocephalus; computer analysis; laminectomy; spinal cord neoplasms; neurilemmoma; myelography; humans; human; female; priority journal |
| Journal Title: | Archives of Neurology |
| Volume: | 43 |
| Issue: | 7 |
| ISSN: | 0003-9942 |
| Publisher: | American Medical Association |
| Date Published: | 1986-07-01 |
| Start Page: | 714 |
| End Page: | 718 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1001/archneur.1986.00520070070021 |
| PUBMED: | 3729751 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 18 August 2021 -- Source: Scopus |
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