Idiopathic spinal cord herniation as a treatable cause of progressive brown-sequard syndrome.
Idiopathic spinal cord herniation is a rare spinal cord disorder caused by spinal cord prolapse through a adural defect. It is a curable disease, so early detection is of particular importance. We report a 38-year-old woman with Brown-Sequard syndrome which was caused by the thoracic spinal cord herniation. Her weakness was almost completely resolved after surgical management, which emphasizes the importance of early diagnosis and surgical management in this rare disease entity.
Kim
Jeong-Min
JM
Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Oh
Se Ho
SH
Kim
Ki-Jeong
KJ
Park
Seong-Ho
SH
Park
Kyung Seok
KS