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Cranial nerve palsies due to incidental durotomy in lumbar Spine surgery: a case report.
Wichmann, Thea Overgaard; Karabegovic, Sanja; Rasmussen, Mikkel Mylius.
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  • Wichmann TO; CENSE-Spine, Department of Neurosurgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
  • Karabegovic S; Department of Neuroradiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
  • Rasmussen MM; CENSE-Spine, Department of Neurosurgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Br J Neurosurg ; 34(6): 599-601, 2020 Dec.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30317882
We present a 65-year old man who underwent a partial laminectomy at L4. During surgery an incidental durotomy (ID) appeared. Postoperatively he developed cranial nerve palsies. Subsequent to surgical closure of the ID, symptoms completely resolved within three months.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Cranial Nerve Diseases / Lumbar Vertebrae Limits: Aged / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Br J Neurosurg Journal subject: NEUROCIRURGIA Year: 2020 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Denmark Country of publication: United kingdom

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Cranial Nerve Diseases / Lumbar Vertebrae Limits: Aged / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Br J Neurosurg Journal subject: NEUROCIRURGIA Year: 2020 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Denmark Country of publication: United kingdom