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MRI scan showing the intramedullary lesion at conus medullaris. The lesion is hyperintense on T1WI and isointense on T2WI.
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F1
It was hyper-intense on T1WI and iso-intense on T2WI There was cord edema extending cranially up to T10 (figure 1).
Operative microphotograph showing the intra-medullary abscess.
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Under operating microscope the abscess cavity was visualized through the limited myelotomy (fig 2).