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Reversible Paraplegia - Favorable Outcome After Delayed Diagnosis Abstract. A 74-year-old woman was referred for progressive gait disturbances. On presentation, she had a complete paraplegia (wheelchair-bound for 19 months) and bladder sphincter dyssynergia with sensory sacral sparing. Magnetic resonance imaging studies revealed a 24 × 13 × 17 mm intradural mass with compression of the spinal cord and myelomalacia between C6 and Th1. We performed unilateral laminectomies of C6-Th1 and microsurgical resection of a meningioma. Under intensive rehabilitation, the patient regained independent walking ability and recovery of bladder function and continence within six months postoperatively.