Nerve injury caused by intramedullary spinal cord tumors
Conditions
Interventions
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18-60 years, male or female. 2. Patients with primary intramedullary tumors of the spinal cord (ependymoma and astrocytoma). 3. Patients with acute or chronic partial spinal cord injury. 4. Nerve function score McCormick score higher than III level of patients. 5. Patients and their family members agreed to participate in the study upon request or notification, and signed the informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. The presence of myelitis and other central nervous system lesions resulting in inoperation or affecting postoperative effect observer; 2. Patients with poor general conditions and unable to tolerate surgery; 3. Patients with diseases (such as peripheral neuritis caused by severe diabetes) that may affect the results of electrophysiological examination or patients (such as epilepsy) who are not suitable for electrophysiological examination; 4. Patients with difficulty in preoperative diagnosis of cervical intramedullary tumor; 5. Patients with active infectious diseases such as hepatitis A, hepatitis B, AIDS and tuberculosis; 6. There was an active infection at the surgical site; 7. Patients with cardiac pacemakers that affect imaging and TMS-MEP examination (except for MRI compatible pacing systems); 8. Participation in other clinical trials at the same time 3 months before surgery or during the trial ; 9. Other circumstances that the investigator considers inappropriate for participation in the trial; 10. Patients with intracranial lesions; 11. Patients with allergic constitution.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Spinal cord injury ASIA score;Neuroelectrophysiological test;Neuroimaging; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University