Upper thoracic spinal cord herniation after traumatic nerve root avulsion

✓ 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.

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Upper thoracic spinal cord herniation after traumatic nerve root avulsion

Journal of Neurosurgery Spine ◽

10.3171/spi.2003.99.3.0306 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 99 (3) ◽

pp. 306-309 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Victor R. Dasilva ◽

Mubarak Al-Gahtany ◽

Rajiv Midha ◽

Dipanka Sarma ◽

Perry Cooper

Keyword(s):

Spinal Cord ◽

Nerve Root ◽

Root Avulsion ◽

Thoracic Spinal Cord ◽

Content Type ◽

First Case ◽

Thoracic Spinal ◽

Spinal Cord Herniation ◽

Nerve Root Avulsion ◽

Upper Thoracic

✓ 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.

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Spinal cord herniation into pseudomeningocele after traumatic nerve root avulsion: case report and review of the literature

European Spine Journal ◽

10.1007/s00586-007-0537-1 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 17 (S2) ◽

pp. 263-266 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Masato Tanaka ◽

Hisanori Ikuma ◽

Kazuo Nakanishi ◽

Yoshihisa Sugimoto ◽

Haruo Misawa ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Spinal Cord ◽

Case Report ◽

Nerve Root ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Root Avulsion ◽

Spinal Cord Herniation ◽

Nerve Root Avulsion

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Traumatic spinal-cord herniation associated with pseudomeningocele after lower-thoracic nerve-root avulsion

Spinal Cord ◽

10.1038/sc.2009.38 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 47 (11) ◽

pp. 829-831 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

K Ijiri ◽

K Hida ◽

S Yano ◽

S Komiya ◽

Y Iwasaki

Keyword(s):

Spinal Cord ◽

Nerve Root ◽

Root Avulsion ◽

Thoracic Nerve ◽

Spinal Cord Herniation ◽

Nerve Root Avulsion

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Superficial siderosis due to dural defect with thoracic spinal cord herniation

Journal of the Neurological Sciences ◽

10.1016/j.jns.2011.07.034 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 312 (1-2) ◽

pp. 170-172 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Giorgio B. Boncoraglio ◽

Elena Ballabio ◽

Alessandra Erbetta ◽

Francesco Prada ◽

Mario Savoiardo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Spinal Cord ◽

Superficial Siderosis ◽

Dural Defect ◽

Thoracic Spinal Cord ◽

Thoracic Spinal ◽

Spinal Cord Herniation

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Transdural herniation of the thoracic spinal cord: untethering via a posterolateral transpedicular approach

Journal of Neurosurgery Spine ◽

10.3171/spi.2004.1.2.0223 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 223-227 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Ryder Gwinn ◽

Fraser Henderson

Keyword(s):

Spinal Cord ◽

Posterior Approach ◽

Thoracic Spinal Cord ◽

Dural Repair ◽

Content Type ◽

Transpedicular Approach ◽

Thoracic Spinal ◽

Novel Approach ◽

Spinal Cord Herniation ◽

Thoracic Cord

✓ Anterior spinal cord herniation is a well-documented condition in which the thoracic cord becomes tethered within a defect in the anterior dura mater. Typical procedures have involved a posterior approach with direct manipulation of the thoracic cord to expose and blindly release its point of tethering. The authors report three cases in which a novel approach for the treatment of anterior thoracic cord herniation was performed, cord manipulation and traction are minimized, and direct dural repair of the defect is performed.

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