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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 288-290 |
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Idiopathic thoracic transdural intravertebral spinal cord herniation
Mazda K Turel, Joshua T Wewel, Mena G Kerolus, John E O'Toole
Department of Neurosurgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
Correspondence Address:
Mazda K Turel
Department of Neurosurgery, Rush University Medical Center, 1725 W Harrison Street, Suite 855, Chicago, IL
USA
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DOI: 10.4103/jcvjs.JCVJS_12_17
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Idiopathic spinal cord herniation is a rare and often missed cause of thoracic myelopathy. The clinical presentation and radiological appearance is inconsistent and commonly confused with a dorsal arachnoid cyst and often is a misdiagnosed entity. While ventral spinal cord herniation through a dural defect has been previously described, intravertebral herniation is a distinct entity and extremely rare. We present the case of a 70-year old man with idiopathic thoracic transdural intravertebral spinal cord herniation and discuss the clinico-radiological presentation, pathophysiology and operative management along with a review the literature of this unusual entity. |
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