Treatment of acute neurological deficit after cervical laminectomy with lumbar cerebrospinal fluid drainage.
Spinal cord ischaemia is a rare, but reported cause of acute deterioration following cervical laminectomies. Various adjuncts have been reported to protect against and treat cord ischaemia, including CSF diversion. We present a case of a patient who experienced an acute neurological deterioration following cervical laminectomies that improved following CSF drainage.
Thakar
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Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
Chakraborty
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Thorne
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Platts
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Bradford
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D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D020760:Spinal Cord Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome