Experiences and Conceptualisation of Spinal Intramedullary Tuberculoma Management
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Experiences and Conceptualisation of Spinal Intramedullary Tuberculoma Management
OBJECTIVE Spinal intramedullary tuberculoma (SIMT) is rare, accounting for 2/100,000 cases of tuberculosis and only 0.2% of all cases of central nervous system(CNS) tuberculosis. We share our experiences of 11 cases of this entity for improving diagnosis and conceptualize the management of this rare disease. METHODS The clinical profile, radiological data and management of 11 cases of SIMT wh...
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Spine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1738-2262,2093-6729
DOI: 10.14245/kjs.2015.12.1.5