Compressive paraplegia of one year of evolution. Is recovery possible through surgical treatment?

Abstract

Introduction:The recovery of motor function after a spinal cord injury depends on several factors such as the level of the injury, the extent of the damage, the time of evolution and the age of the patient. Most of the literature refers to the adult population and there is little published in pediatrics.
Objective: To report and emphasize the utility of surgery in a 7-year-old patient with long-standing tumor compression paraplegia with subsequent neurological recovery.
Case presentation:7-year-old female patient with long-standing paraplegia secondary to a thoracic extradural neoplastic lesion who presented complete neurological recovery in the postoperative period.
Conclusion: A clinical case of a patient with a one-year medical history of paraplegia due to tumor spinal cord compression and complete recovery after surgical excision is reported.