Hernia of the spinal cord: case report and review of the literature.
A rare case of a true hernia of the spinal cord through a dural defect without evidence of acute trauma is presented. The cause and the differentiation from other congenital and traumatic spinal cord lesions, especially arachnoid cysts, are discussed.
Tronnier
V M
VM
Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany.
Steinmetz
A
A
Albert
F K
FK
Scharf
J
J
Kunze
S
S
D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery