Teaching NeuroImage: Cervical Myelopathy Due to Alveolar Spinal Echinococcosis Cysts
Julian Ullrich, Marcomaria Meluso, Luca R. Traini, Patrick Freund, Carl Moritz Zipser · 2026
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Description
Julian Ullrich and co-authors present a teaching case of spinal cord pressure from parasite cysts. Their 2026 piece begins with a man aged sixty four who farmed for a living. He had neck pain and weakness. Exam showed spastic weakness in all four limbs, worse in the arms, and a sensory level below the neck. He had past prostate cancer treated with radiation.
Scans showed garland like masses pressing on the cord. They first looked like cancer spread. Blood tests and a full scan argued against that. A biopsy showed cysts of a tapeworm species. Antibodies in blood were present, and liver cysts were also found. He got a drug for six months and surgery to free the cord. He recovered full motor strength.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Julian Ullrich, Marcomaria Meluso, Luca R. Traini, Patrick Freund, Carl Moritz Zipser |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |