Cervical myelopathy due to calcification of the ligamentum flavum.
An elderly Caucasian woman presented with a cervical myelopathy due to cervical spinal cord compression posteriorly by calcified ligamentum flavum and anteriorly by cervical osteophytic bars. Although recognized in the Japanese population, calcification of the ligamentum flavum as a cause of cervical myelopathy is very rare in Caucasians, with only one case previously reported.
Department of Neurology, Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia.
G J
GJ
Hankey
M S
MS
Khangure
D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008023:Ligaments, Articular; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D044465:White People