Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Department of Neurosurgery, Salamat Farda Hospital, Tehran, Iran

Publications

• Case Report   
  Rapidly Progressive Paraplegia in Intramedullary Thoracic Ependymoma: Evidence for Prompt Surgical Intervention (Case Report)
  Author(s): Masoud Shirvani, Mohammadali Arami*, Behrang Kazeminezhad and Zeynab. Kishani Farahani
  
  Intramedullary spinal ependymomas often grow slowly and are frequently referred for surgery on a non-urgent, routine basis. Patients may also lose time consulting with surgeons and making decisions and in the meantime may develop irreversible disabilities. In this report, we present a patient who developed rapid paraplegia, highlighting the need for early surgery for intramedullary ependymomas... Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2165-7920.2026.16.1699

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