Surgical Management of Idiopathic Thoracic Spinal Cord Herniation.
World Neurosurg
; 129: 81-84, 2019 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-31158530
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Idiopathic spinal cord herniation is a rare condition that involves spinal cord herniation through a defect in the ventral dura. CASE DESCRIPTION We present a case of a 61-year-old woman who initially presented in 2016 with an approximately 1-year history of burning right lower extremity pain and gait instability. Her neurologic examination was consistent with thoracic Brown-Sequard syndrome, and spinal magnetic resonance imaging showed a focal defect in the ventral dura at the superior aspect of T4 with the left aspect of the cord herniating into the defect. In 2018, she underwent a T3-T4 laminectomy with T3 pedicle take down and medial facetectomy, with reduction of the herniated cord.CONCLUSIONS:
Idiopathic spinal cord herniation is an uncommon spinal cord disorder with a paucity of data reported. Our case report of a classic case of idiopathic spinal cord herniation presenting as Brown-Sequard syndrome and managed surgically will contribute to the data in this field.Palavras-chave
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças da Medula Espinal
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Síndrome de Brown-Séquard
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Hérnia
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
World Neurosurg
Assunto da revista:
NEUROCIRURGIA
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos