Spastic Paraplegia Caused by Sequestrated Thoracic Intervertebral Disc
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Paraplegia due to thoracic disc herniation.
Disc herniation at the thoracic the spine level is more common than generally thought. Localisation of pain may be vague and may erroneously point to cardiopulmonary, gastrointestinal, genito-urinary or even psychiatric disease. Magnetic resonance imaging is the investigation of choice, especially if spinal cord compression is suspected.
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 1964
ISSN: 0035-9157
DOI: 10.1177/003591576405700202