Spinal cord herniation which manifested stepwise deterioration.
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Picture 1A. Initialy sagital T2-weighted MRI of the spine showed a slight deviation of the spinal cord at T2/3 level (arrow). Picture 1B. Five years later, spinal MRI shows that the anterior displacement of the spinal cord is worsened with deformity on sagital view. Picture 1C. Axial MRI shows spinal cord is displaced ventraly and to the left without any tumor in the subarachnoid space. Picture 1D, E. Intraoperative photograph and scheme show the spinal cord is displaced extraduraly through the ventral dural defect (arrowhead). □ PICTURES IN CLINICAL MEDICINE □
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Internal medicine
دوره 46 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007