Spinal Cord Tumours in the Elderly
- 1 October 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 9 (5) , 538-541
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-5994.1979.tb03391.x
Abstract
Spinal cord tumors in patients over 65 yr of age are mostly due to metastatic lesions when maximum deficit occurs within 8 wk. Benign tumors have a more chronic progressing course, are mostly in the thoracic region and, unlike younger patients, are overwhelmingly meningiomas. Although uncommon, benign spinal cord tumors should be recognized as a cause of gait deterioration in the elderly patient, as they respond well to surgery.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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