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Neurenteric Cysts of the Spinal Cord Mimicking Multiple Sclerosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

H.V. Vinters  and
J.J. Gilbert
H.V. Vinters*
Affiliation:
Departments of Pathology and Clinical Neurological Sciences. Victoria Hospital Corporation, and The University of Western Ontario. London, Ontario
J.J. Gilbert*
Affiliation:
Departments of Pathology and Clinical Neurological Sciences. Victoria Hospital Corporation, and The University of Western Ontario. London, Ontario
*
Victoria Hospital Corporation, 375 South Street, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 4G5
Victoria Hospital Corporation, 375 South Street, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 4G5
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A 54-year-old man died following a 20-year course of intermittent neurologic symptoms. He carried a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, with most severe involvement thought to be in the spinal cord. At autopsy, two neurenteric (enterogenous) cysts were found to indent the anterior spinal cord — at the T4 and Tl I cord levels. Partial diplomyelia was present in the lumbosacral cord. These findings represent a unique combination of congenital abnormalities. Their embryogenesis and pathogenesis are discussed.

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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , May 1981 , pp. 159 - 161
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1981

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