A Case of Idiopathic Spinal Cord Herniation

Spinal cord herniation is a rare cause of neurological symptoms. We report a case of a 72-year-old woman presented with myelopathy of the lower right extremity and sensory disturbance of the lower left extremety. Three years earlies the subject experienced weakness in the right leg and numbness in t...

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Published inOrthopedics & Traumatology Vol. 51; no. 2; pp. 324 - 328
Main Authors Uchida, Takeshi, Matsubayashi, Shohei, Yamamoto, Naoyuki, Sera, Keisuke
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published West-Japanese Society of Orthopedics & Traumatology 2002
Subjects
duplicated dura
dural defect
spinal cord herniation
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ISSN0037-1033
1349-4333
DOI10.5035/nishiseisai.51.324

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Summary:Spinal cord herniation is a rare cause of neurological symptoms. We report a case of a 72-year-old woman presented with myelopathy of the lower right extremity and sensory disturbance of the lower left extremety. Three years earlies the subject experienced weakness in the right leg and numbness in the left leg. The patient did not have a history of injury or spine surgery. The symptoms worsened until examination by the authors three years, later by MRI, myelography, and CT scan. MRI scan well revealed spinal cord anterior deviation at the Th5 level. In operation, dura membrane defect, duplicated dura, and spinal cord herniation were observed. Laminectomy and dural fixation with artificial dura were performed. After operation, the patient's complaints gradually decreased.
ISSN:0037-1033
1349-4333
DOI:10.5035/nishiseisai.51.324