Thoracic root–related intradural extramedullary cavernoma presenting with subarachnoid hemorrhage: illustrative case
Vicente de Paulo Martins Coelho Junior,
Nathaniel Toop,
Peter Kobalka
et al.
Abstract:BACKGROUND
Just 5% of all cavernomas are located in the spine. Thoracic root–related subtypes are the rarest, with a total of 14 cases reported in the literature to date. Among them, only 4 presented with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).
OBSERVATIONS
A 65-year-old female presented after an ictus of headache with no neurological deficits. Computed tomography (CT) demonstrated sulcal SAH, with the remainder of the workup nondiagnostic for etiology. Three weeks later, she re-presented with acute thoracic back pai… Show more
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