{"id":"af3c3f73-81c4-4964-9dcf-d395dea65b77","slug":"two-out-of-three-of-octogenarians-benefitted-from-delayed-resection-of-spinal-meningiomas","title":"Two out of three of octogenarians benefitted from delayed resection of spinal meningiomas","authors":["Ville Vasankari","Roel Hubert Louis Haeren","Mika Niemela","Miikka Korja"],"abstract":"Background: Can elderly patients with thoracic meningioma and severe paraparesis benefit from delayed surgery? Case Description: Two out of three octogenarians with severe preoperative paraparesis (all wheelchair-bound) were able to walk again following delayed (60–120 days from onset of deficit) surgical resection of thoracic spinal meningiomas. Conclusion: Two out of three octogenarians with thoracic meningiomas causing severe paraparesis benefitted from the delayed (i.e. from 60 to 289 days) surgical resection of their tumors.","thumbnailUrl":"https://sni-digital-videos.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/af3c3f73-81c4-4964-9dcf-d395dea65b77/featured/hero-1781561770377.png","publishDate":"2021-12-08T00:00:00.000Z","doi":"10.25259/SNI_943_2021","categories":["Spine","Case Report"],"fullTextUrl":"https://surgicalneurologyint.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/11280/SNI-12-593.pdf"}