Altered bladder function as the only and late presenting symptom of ependymoma of the filum terminale
- 1 August 1987
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in The Italian Journal of Neurological Sciences
- Vol. 8 (4) , 387-389
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02335744
Abstract
Tumors of the spinal cord present as a rule with posterior pain with or without radiation to the limbs, with loss of strength and/or sensory disturbances. We report a case in which acute retention of urine was the only presenting symptom.Keywords
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