Non-traumatic myelopathies can result from a wide spectrum of conditions including inflammatory, ischemic, and metabolic disorders. Here, we describe the case of a 60-year old immunocompetent woman who developed acute back pain followed by rapidly ascending flaccid tetraparesis, a C6 sensory level, and sphincter dysfunction within 8 h. Acyclovir and steroids were started on day 2 and herpes sim...

Study Design A retrospective review of lumbar magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies conducted at the Department of Radiodiagnosis & Imaging of a Tertiary Care Armed Forces Hospital between May 2014 and May 2016. Purpose To assess the advantages of incorporating sagittal screening of the whole spine in protocols for conventional lumbar spine MRI for patients presenting with low back pain. ...

Clay-shoveler's fracture is an avulsion fracture of one or more spinous processes of the lower cervical and/or upper thoracic vertebra. The site of fracture is most commonly C6, C7 or T1 but it occurs rarely at multiple levels. More often the mechanism is a combination of direct impact and hyperflexion of the neck. It concerns healthy individuals with no history of prior disease. These injuries...

Ankylosing spondylitis patient with chin-on-chest deformity and Anderson lesion as the apex of kyphosis in the cervicothoracic region is rare, and there was no consensus on the best surgical strategy for it. Here we report such a rare case of a 28-year-old man, who presented with a history of unsatisfactory appearance, cervicothoracic kyphosis, neck pain (VAS = 7), difficulty in ambulation, and...

Split cord malformations (SCMs) usually present in childhood, and are rarely reported in adults. And also, a cervicothoracic SCM associated with tethered cord syndrome has very rarely been reported in the literature. We report a case of SCM associated with tethered cord and spina bifida in an adult. This report describes the case of a 34-year-old woman who presented for evaluation of neck pain,...

Descending necrotizing mediastinitis(DNM)is a rare,however,highly fatal disease originating from odontogenic, pharyngeal, or cervical infectious sources that descend along facial planes into the mediastinum. We report a case who underwent surgical drainage using a mediastinoscope for the treatment of DNM and had successful postoperative course. Cervicothoracic CT should be performed immediately...