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Table 1 Clinical presentation of patients

From: Imaging diagnosis and management of primary spinal hydatid disease: a case series

S. no.

Age(y)/sex

Symptoms

Clinical examination

1

30/F

Progressively increasing weakness in both LL*

-MRC# grade 3 spastic paraparesis,

-B/L increased Deep Tendon Reflexes,

-B/L plantar extensor

-Superficial abdominal and cremasteric reflexes absent

2

50/M

Weakness both LL*, frequency of micturition

Spastic paraparesis

3

53/F

Low backache, Right LL weakness, hesitancy of micturition

Bony tenderness at low back region, MRC# grade 2 weakness in dorsiflexion right ankle jerk absent perianal hypoesthesia

  1. *LL Lower limbs, #MRC Medical research council