Neuroschisis of the cervical spinal cord in a patient with Klippel-Feil syndrome.
During the neurological work-up of a young patient with Klippel-Feil syndrome, the presence of a neuroschisis of the cervical spinal cord was detected. The patient presented with a transient and acute hemisensory loss and a Horner's syndrome of the opposite side. The unusual presentation and radiological findings in a patient with Klippel-Feil syndrome prompted this report.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007714:Klippel-Feil Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed