Posttraumatic spinal cord herniation.
We report a 28-year-old woman who presented with a partial Brown-Sequard syndrome 18 months after a fall from a horse. Investigation revealed the cause of her symptoms to be a spinal cord herniation at the level of T6. A review of previously reported cases of posttraumatic spinal cord herniation was undertaken. Six of the cases reported have clear evidence of injury at the site of subsequent herniation; the remaining five cases may be related to trauma or may be spontaneous spinal cord herniation, with an unrelated history of trauma.
Francis
David
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Neuroscience Department, Barwon Health, P.O. Box 281, Geelong Victoria 3220, Australia.
Batchelor
Peter
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Gates
Peter
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D000328:Adult; D018437:Brown-Sequard Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*