Subacute Combined Degeneration Disguised as Compressive Myelopathy

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Alonso ◽  
Tarush Rustagi ◽  
Cameron Schmidt ◽  
Joe Iwanaga ◽  
R. Shane Tubbs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Subacute Combined Degeneration ◽  
Compressive Myelopathy

Of dots and levels: a case of partial subacute combined degeneration

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 367-368
Author(s):  
Divyani Garg ◽  
Jerry A George ◽  
Rajinder K Dhamija
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin B12 Deficiency ◽  
Clinical Syndrome ◽  
Posterior Column ◽  
Sensory Level ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Subacute Combined Degeneration ◽  
Spinal Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Corticospinal Tracts ◽  
B12 Deficiency ◽  
Compressive Myelopathy

Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord is a typical clinical syndrome due to vitamin B12 deficiency, characterised by the involvement of the posterior column and corticospinal tracts. Occasionally, it may present with atypical features such as a sensory level and Lhermitte's sign, both traditionally considered to be a feature of compressive myelopathy. Spinal magnetic resonance imaging strongly augments the diagnosis by exhibiting changes in the posterior column in the form of a ‘dot’. We describe such a patient who responded to therapy.

An Unusual Long Segment Spinal Epidural Cavernous Hemangioma: A Case Report

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 117-120
Author(s):  
Shamrendra Narayan ◽  
Kuldeep Kumar ◽  
Neha Singh ◽  
Ragini Singh
Keyword(s):  
Cavernous Hemangioma ◽  
Histopathological Diagnosis ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Provisional Diagnosis ◽  
Contrast Enhanced ◽  
Rare Lesion ◽  
Compressive Myelopathy ◽  
Vertebral Hemangiomas ◽  
Spinal Epidural

Spinal epidural hemangioma, mostly cavernous, is a rare lesion with many radiological mimics that has diagnostic difficulty. They can extend from one to multiple vertebral levels and may or may not be associated with vertebral hemangiomas. We are reporting a case of young adult presenting with features of compressive myelopathy. Plain and contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging showed a large spinal epidural lesion extending from C7 to D10 vertebral levels with extension into adjacent neural foramina and paravertebral spaces. There were also signal changes in bodies and posterior elements of dorsal vertebrae. A provisional diagnosis of lymphoma was made. The patient was operated for decompression and histopathological diagnosis of cavernous hemangioma was made. As in our case, a review of literature shows that epidural cavernous hemangioma of spine may extend to multiple vertebral levels and difficult to diagnose on pre-operative imaging. However, such a long segment epidural cavernous hemangioma has not been reported in literature. Furthermore, we should be aware of these rare lesions to include it in our differential diagnosis the spinal epidural lesions for early diagnosis and management.

A case report on Subacute Combined Degeneration of spinal cord in children – A rare neurological manifestation in Vitamin B12 deficiencies

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 5562
Author(s):  
Tiana Mary Alexander ◽  
Vineeta Pande ◽  
Sharad Agarkhedkar ◽  
Dnyaneshwar Upase
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Vitamin B12 ◽  
Pernicious Anemia ◽  
Chronic Diarrhea ◽  
Megaloblastic Anemia ◽  
Vegetarian Diet ◽  
Malabsorption Syndrome ◽  
Subacute Combined Degeneration ◽  
B12 Deficiency

Megaloblastic anemia is a common feature between 6 months – 2 years and rarely occurs after 5 years of age, especially in a child consuming non-vegetarian diet. B12 deficiency may occur after 5 years of age because of chronic diarrhea, malabsorption syndrome, or intestinal surgical causes. Pernicious anemia causes B12 deficiency, but nutritional B12 deficiency with subacute combined degeneration causing ataxia is rare.

SUBACUTE COMBINED DEGENERATION OF THE CORD

BMJ ◽  
1930 ◽  
Vol 2 (3633) ◽  
pp. 303-304
Author(s):  
S. Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Subacute Combined Degeneration

scholarly journals SUBACUTE COMBINED DEGENERATION OF THE CORD: SYMPTOMATOLOGY AND EFFECTS OF LIVER THERAPY

Brain ◽  
1929 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. C. UNGLEY ◽  
M. M. SUZMAN
Keyword(s):  
Subacute Combined Degeneration

MRI of spinal cord and brain lesions in subacute combined degeneration

1998 ◽  
Vol 40 (11) ◽  
pp. 716-719 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. K. Katsaros ◽  
F. X. Glocker ◽  
B. Hemmer ◽  
M. Schumacher
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Brain Lesions ◽  
Subacute Combined Degeneration

scholarly journals A retrospective study of 23 cases with subacute combined degeneration

2015 ◽  
Vol 126 (10) ◽  
pp. 872-877 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiasi Li ◽  
Ming Ren ◽  
Aisheng Dong ◽  
Yuncheng Wu ◽  
Ning Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Subacute Combined Degeneration
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