Decompressive surgery in a patient with hyperostosis corticalis generalisata for relief of cognitive disability and dysaesthesia

A 28-year-old man with genetically confirmed hyperostosis corticalis generalisata (Van Buchem disease) suffered from headache and progressive cognitive and sensibility disorders. Bone formation of the skull was ongoing, leading to narrowing of the intracranial space and foramen magnum. A large bilat...

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Published inActa neurochirurgica Vol. 157; no. 7; pp. 1215 - 1219
Main Authors Datema, Mirjam, Appelman-Dijkstra, Natasha M., Hoyng, Stefan. A., Verstegen, Marco. J.T., Koot, Radboud. W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Vienna Springer Vienna 01.07.2015
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Adult
Case Report - Neurosurgical Anatomy
Cognition Disorders - etiology
Cognition Disorders - surgery
Decompression, Surgical - methods
Humans
Interventional Radiology
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Neurology
Neuroradiology
Neurosurgery
Osteochondrodysplasias - complications
Osteochondrodysplasias - surgery
Paresthesia - etiology
Paresthesia - surgery
Skull - abnormalities
Surgical Orthopedics
Hyperostosis corticalis generalisata
Van Buchem Disease
Cognitive dysfunction
Decompressive bilateral craniotomy
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Summary:A 28-year-old man with genetically confirmed hyperostosis corticalis generalisata (Van Buchem disease) suffered from headache and progressive cognitive and sensibility disorders. Bone formation of the skull was ongoing, leading to narrowing of the intracranial space and foramen magnum. A large bilateral frontoparietal craniotomy and decompression of the foramen magnum resulted in almost complete relief of his symptoms. This is the first report on successful decompressive surgery as a treatment of cognitive impairment and dysaesthesia.
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ISSN:0001-6268
0942-0940
DOI:10.1007/s00701-015-2445-1