Spinal cord compression caused by bilateral nerve root hypertrophy.
We report the case of a 68-year-old man who developed compression of the spinal cord as a result of bilateral hypertrophy of the first dorsal nerve roots. There was no clinical or electrical evidence of a generalized disorder of the peripheral nerves.
Maurice-Williams
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Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Free Hospital, London, England.
Garlick
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D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008297:Male; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000473:pathology*