Cervical Disc Herniation Producing Acute Brown-Sequard Syndrome
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High cervical disc herniation and Brown-Sequard syndrome. A case report and review of the literature.
We describe a rare herniation of the disc at the C2/C3 level in a 73-year-old woman. It caused hemicompression of the spinal cord and led to the Brown-Sequard syndrome. The condition was diagnosed clinically and by MRI six months after onset. Discectomy and fusion gave complete neurological resolution.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
سال: 2009
ISSN: 2005-3711
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2009.45.5.312