Effect of Spinal Radiation in a young child with advanced radiation technique
Dr Sharif Ahmed, Dr Rashid Un Nabi, Dr Ashim Kumar Sengupta, Karthick Raj Mani, Anisuzzaman Bhuiyan, Md Faruk Hossain, Anamul Haque
Spinal gangliogliomas are rare, comprising 1.1% of all spinal cord neoplasms. They are more frequent in children, representing 15% of intramedullary neoplasms in the paediatric age group. The prsesentation of intramedullary tumours depends on their size and location. The most common presenting symptoms include back/neck pain, radicular pain, weakness, paraesthesia, gait disturbance and bowel and bladder dysfunction. Brown-Sequard syndrome may occur. An uncommon presentation is acute headache due to subarachnoid haemorrhage. In children, progressive scoliosis may be seen. Motor regression and frequent falls may be the presenting fe...