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[Spontaneous spinal cord herniation: a little-known cause of Brown-Sequard syndrome. Report of two cases and review of the literature]
- Source :
- Europe PubMed Central
- Publication Year :
- 1999
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Abstract
- We report two cases of spinal cord herniation. The first one concerns a 28 year-old female who presented with an eighteen-month past history of spasticity of the right lower limb associated with somesthetic sensorial disturbances of the left side with a T4 level, related to a T3-T4 spinal cord herniation. The second case concerned a 58 year-old female with a past history of a left lower limb pyramidal syndrome associated with somesthetic and proprioceptive sensibilities disturbances of the right side with a T5 level related to a T4-T5 spinal cord herniation. Spinal cord herniation is an uncommon and underestimated cause of a progressive Brown-Sequard syndrome. The diagnosis is now easy on the MRI, showing a ventral attraction of the cord. The outcome is usually good, following the surgical reduction of the herniation.
Details
- Language :
- French
- ISSN :
- 00283770
- Volume :
- 45
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Neuro-Chirurgie
- Accession number :
- edsair.pmid.dedup....42cc0b18f43f51243c62c9a754fb79f1