Sudden Quadriparesis Due to a Ventral Cervical Neurenteric Cyst: A Rare but Reversible Cause of Acute Myelopathy

Nirmalya Ray, Sashank Raj, Parthsarathi Mondal, Russoti Das, Shramana Deb, Ritwick Mondal, Jayanta Roy, Julián Benito-León, Department of Neuroradiology, Manipal Hospitals, Department of Neuroradiology, BLK-MAX Superspecialty Hospital, New Delhi, Department of Neurosurgery, Desun Hospital, Department of Radiology, IQ City Medical College, Department of Neurology, Manipal Hospitals, Centre for Neurovascular Research, Manipal Hospitals, Department of Neurology, de Octubre University Hospital, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital , de Octubre , Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas , Department of Medicine, Complutense University

The Neurohospitalist

Published online on November 13, 2025

Abstract

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IntroductionNeurenteric cysts are rare congenital lesions of endodermal origin that typically present with slowly progressive myelopathy. Accounting for less than 2% of all spinal tumors, they most often occur in the cervical and upper thoracic spine. ...