• World Neurosurg · Oct 2020

    Case Reports

    Neuroenteric cyst masquerading as acute flaccid paralysis in a 2month old infant.

    • Sushanta K Sahoo, Pravin Salunke, Manjinder Singh Randhawa, Pragna Hc, Debajyoti Chatterjee, and John Vimal Vincent.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, PGIMER Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India. Electronic address: drsushantsahoo@gmail.com.
    • World Neurosurg. 2020 Oct 1; 142: 385-387.

    BackgroundNeurenteric cysts rarely present in infancy. Compressive myelopathy or meningitis are the usual presenting features of these cysts in infants.Case DescriptionWe discuss a case of intradural extramedullary neurenteric cyst at the cervicomedullary junction in a 2-month-old infant who presented with features of acute onset flaccid upper limb weakness. The cyst was excised completely and the child improved.ConclusionsAlthough rare, compressive lesions such as neurenteric cysts may present with acute flaccid paralysis in very young children. Differentiating from other causes and timely intervention bears an excellent outcome.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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