Diastematomyelia combined with disc herniation at T 6/7 in an adult. Case report.
A case of thoracic diastematomyelia associated with acute disc herniation is reported. The female patient noted sensory and motor symptoms at 49 years of age, four months before hospitalization. Myelography, myelo-computerized tomography and nuclear resonance tomography of the thoracic spine and cord showed the region of diastematomyelia with an additional disc herniation at T 6/7. The bone spur and the disc was successfully excised. Post-operatively, the patient's deficits improved.
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Neurosurgical Clinic Krankenanstalten Gilead-Bethel, Bielefeld, West-Germany.
Oppel
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Villagran
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery