COBB syndrome treated by staged intravascular embolisation and surgery

A 28-year old Malay man with evidence of an upper motor neuron cord lesion was diagnosed to have a C7 to T2 spinal arterio-venous malformation and associated cutaneous vascular lesion. He finally agreed for treatment after 5 years of progressive spastic right lower limb weakness leading to inability...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medical journal of Malaysia 2006-06, Vol.61 (2), p.239-241
Hauptverfasser:	Sayuthi, S, Moret, J, Pany, A, Sobri, A, Shafie, M, Abdullah, J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Angiomatosis - complications Angiomatosis - pathology Angiomatosis - therapy Diagnosis, Differential Embolization, Therapeutic - methods Follow-Up Studies Hemangioma, Cavernous - complications Hemangioma, Cavernous - pathology Hemangioma, Cavernous - therapy Humans Laminectomy - methods Lumbar Vertebrae Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Skin Diseases, Vascular - complications Skin Diseases, Vascular - pathology Skin Diseases, Vascular - therapy Spinal Cord Neoplasms - complications Spinal Cord Neoplasms - pathology Spinal Cord Neoplasms - therapy Syndrome Thoracic Vertebrae
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Zusammenfassung:	A 28-year old Malay man with evidence of an upper motor neuron cord lesion was diagnosed to have a C7 to T2 spinal arterio-venous malformation and associated cutaneous vascular lesion. He finally agreed for treatment after 5 years of progressive spastic right lower limb weakness leading to inability to mobilize. A two staged intravascular procedure was done followed by surgery with recovery of ASIA impairment scale grade B.
ISSN:	0300-5283