Symptomatic thoracic spinal cord compression caused by postsurgical pseudomeningocele

Symptomatic thoracic spinal cord compression caused by postsurgical pseudomeningocele.

We report the first case of symptomatic thoracic spinal cord compression caused by postsurgical pseudomeningocele. A 49-year-old man sought treatment for progressive loss of strength in the lower extremities ten months after full neurological recovery for a thoracic (T11) intradural-extramedullary schwannoma. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a postsurgical thoracic (T11-T12) pseudomeningocel...

Spinal cord compression syndrome caused by intraspinal epidural fibrous cord

RATIONALE The spinal cord compression caused by intraspinal epidural fibrous cord. PATIENT CONCERNS All patients in this study had spinal cord compression syndrome caused by an intraspinal epidural fibrous cord, manifested as abnormally increased epidural adipose tissue by imaging. DIAGNOSE These abnormal fibrous connective tissue strips were not identical to the known pathological tissue s...

Spinal Cord Compression by Thoracic Vertebral Hemangioma—A Case Report

A 68 year old with lower extremity numbness, vibratory sensation loss, coldness and burning of his feet, unsteady gait, frequent falls and a sensory level had an MRI demonstrating a T7 and T8 vertebral body/posterior element lesion with epidural extension, cord compression and foraminal extension (Figures 1-5). Decompressive laminectomy/resection confirmed vertebral hemangioma, a common benign ...

Rehabilitation for Spinal Cord Injury Caused by Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

Rehabilitation for Spinal Cord Injury Caused by Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

Aortic aneurysm (AA) is a life threatening condition. Large AA carries a substantial risk of rupture. Observational studies have reported a 14.1% annual incidence rate of aortic rupture. Once the aorta has reached a diameter of 6 cm the risk of rupture increases in proportion to the aortic diameter (Elefteriades, 2002). The 5-year cumulative risk of rupture has been estimated to be 31 % among a...