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Paroxysmal perineal pain resembling tic douloureux, only symptom of a dorsal meningioma

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A dorsal spinal meningioma presenting with paroxysmal perineal pain as the only symptom is presented. No other such case has been reported.

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Si riferisce su di un meningioma spinale dorsale presentatosi solamente con dolore perineale parosistico. Una simile presentazione non è mai stata descritta in letteratura.

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  1. Istituto di Neurochirurgia, Ospedale Molinette, Università di Torino, Via Cherasco, 15-10126, Torino

    Pagni C. A. & Canavero S.

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Pagni, C.A., Canavero, S. Paroxysmal perineal pain resembling tic douloureux, only symptom of a dorsal meningioma. Ital J Neuro Sci 14, 321–324 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02339299

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