Upper thoracic spinal cord herniation after traumatic nerve root avulsion. Case report and review of the literature.
Transdural herniation of the spinal cord, a rare but well-documented entity, has been reported sporadically for more than 25 years as a possible cause for various neurological signs and symptoms ranging from isolated sensory or motor findings to myelopathy and Brown-Séquard syndrome. The authors report, to the best of their knowledge, the first case of upper thoracic spinal cord herniation occurring after traumatic nerve root avulsion.
DaSilva
Victor R
VR
Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Al-Gahtany
Mubarak
M
Midha
Rajiv
R
Sarma
Dipanka
D
Cooper
Perry
P
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D006547:Hernia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology