Extensive calcification of the ligamentum flavum causing cervical myelopathy in a Caucasian woman

Calcification of the ligamentum flavum (CLF) can cause myelopathy due to spinal cord compression. Only several cases in Caucasian patients have been described. Neurological deterioration can only be stopped by surgical decompression. We report a 63-year-old Caucasian woman presenting with progressiv...

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Autores principales: Roet, Milaine, Spoor, Jochem K. H., de Waal, M., Kros, Max J., Harhangi, Sanjay B., Dammers, Ruben
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5099304/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27917333
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40064-016-3633-z
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author Roet, Milaine
Spoor, Jochem K. H.
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Kros, Max J.
Harhangi, Sanjay B.
Dammers, Ruben
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description Calcification of the ligamentum flavum (CLF) can cause myelopathy due to spinal cord compression. Only several cases in Caucasian patients have been described. Neurological deterioration can only be stopped by surgical decompression. We report a 63-year-old Caucasian woman presenting with progressive pins-and-needles sensations in both hands, worsened by painful paresthesia in both lower extremities. MRI showed a dorsal compressive mass extending from C2 to Th3 vertebrae with myelopathy at the level of C6. A laminectomy was performed, which improved clinical symptoms. Histological examination showed CLF. Early recognition of CLF and early spinal cord decompression are needed to improve neurological outcome.
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spelling pubmed-50993042016-12-02 Extensive calcification of the ligamentum flavum causing cervical myelopathy in a Caucasian woman Roet, Milaine Spoor, Jochem K. H. de Waal, M. Kros, Max J. Harhangi, Sanjay B. Dammers, Ruben Springerplus Case Study Calcification of the ligamentum flavum (CLF) can cause myelopathy due to spinal cord compression. Only several cases in Caucasian patients have been described. Neurological deterioration can only be stopped by surgical decompression. We report a 63-year-old Caucasian woman presenting with progressive pins-and-needles sensations in both hands, worsened by painful paresthesia in both lower extremities. MRI showed a dorsal compressive mass extending from C2 to Th3 vertebrae with myelopathy at the level of C6. A laminectomy was performed, which improved clinical symptoms. Histological examination showed CLF. Early recognition of CLF and early spinal cord decompression are needed to improve neurological outcome. Springer International Publishing 2016-11-07 /pmc/articles/PMC5099304/ /pubmed/27917333 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40064-016-3633-z Text en © The Author(s) 2016 Open AccessThis article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
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