A patient with thoracic intradural disc herniation.

Authors :: Whitmore RG
Williams BJ
Lega BC
Sanborn MR
Marcotte P
Source :: Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia [J Clin Neurosci] 2011 Dec; Vol. 18 (12), pp. 1730-2. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Oct 15.
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: Intradural disc herniation is a rare disease that occurs most commonly in the lumbar region, while fewer than 5% occur in the thoracic and cervical regions. We report a patient with thoracic intradural disc herniation at T12-L1 who presented with radiculopathy and motor weakness. The preoperative MRI did not demonstrate an intradural lesion, and it was identified intraoperatively by inspection and palpation of the thecal sac. The disc was removed, and the patient experienced good neurological recovery and remains pain free 1 year after surgery.<br /> (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Aged
Dura Mater pathology
Humans
Intervertebral Disc Displacement surgery
Lumbar Vertebrae pathology
Male
Thoracic Vertebrae pathology
Dura Mater surgery
Intervertebral Disc Displacement diagnosis
Lumbar Vertebrae surgery
Thoracic Vertebrae surgery

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1532-2653
Volume :: 18
Issue :: 12
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 22001242
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2011.04.021