Unexpected Recovery: A Report on the Spontaneous Regression of a Herniated Cervical Disc

We describe a case in which a herniated cervical disc was compressing the spinal cord. Surgical treatment was offered based on the patient's symptoms and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), but the patient declined. The patient's symptoms were relieved after 10 months of nonsurgical interven...

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Autores principales: Aljohani, Sara, Alshanqiti, Maryam, Alzahrani, Moajeb
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Neurology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10403679/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37546141
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41429
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Alzahrani, Moajeb
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description We describe a case in which a herniated cervical disc was compressing the spinal cord. Surgical treatment was offered based on the patient's symptoms and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), but the patient declined. The patient's symptoms were relieved after 10 months of nonsurgical intervention, and a subsequent MRI revealed that the cervical disc herniation (CDH) had regressed. This phenomenon is well established in the lumbar region but remains rare in the cervical spine. We recommend opting for conservative management and frequent follow-ups for patients with CDH unless they present with a surgical urgency.
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spelling pubmed-104036792023-08-06 Unexpected Recovery: A Report on the Spontaneous Regression of a Herniated Cervical Disc Aljohani, Sara Alshanqiti, Maryam Alzahrani, Moajeb Cureus Neurology We describe a case in which a herniated cervical disc was compressing the spinal cord. Surgical treatment was offered based on the patient's symptoms and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), but the patient declined. The patient's symptoms were relieved after 10 months of nonsurgical intervention, and a subsequent MRI revealed that the cervical disc herniation (CDH) had regressed. This phenomenon is well established in the lumbar region but remains rare in the cervical spine. We recommend opting for conservative management and frequent follow-ups for patients with CDH unless they present with a surgical urgency. Cureus 2023-07-05 /pmc/articles/PMC10403679/ /pubmed/37546141 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41429 Text en Copyright © 2023, Aljohani et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Unexpected Recovery: A Report on the Spontaneous Regression of a Herniated Cervical Disc
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title_short Unexpected Recovery: A Report on the Spontaneous Regression of a Herniated Cervical Disc
title_sort unexpected recovery: a report on the spontaneous regression of a herniated cervical disc
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10403679/
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