title: Intradural herniation of a thoracic disc presenting as flaccid paraplegia: case report.
abstract: A case of intradural herniation of a thoracic disc in a patient with a flaccid paraplegia is described. Intradural herniation of a thoracic disc is considered a rare event. A review of the relevant patient literature revealed 14 other reports involving 28 patients. No other report has described a patient with an intradural thoracic disc herniation who developed a flaccid paraplegia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009123:Muscle Hypotonia; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology*; D013346:Subarachnoid Space; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae