Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament at the craniocervical junction presenting with Brown-Séquard syndrome: A case report

BACKGROUND: Several case reports about spinal cord compression due to hyperostosis at the craniocervical junction are available. However, compression at C1-C2 solely due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is rare. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 50-year-old Asian male, with a history...

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Autores principales: Schuermans, Valérie Nicole Elise, van Aalst, Jasper, Postma, Alida A., Smeets, Anouk Y. J. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: Scientific Scholar 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8571328/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34754551
http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_704_2021
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author Schuermans, Valérie Nicole Elise
van Aalst, Jasper
Postma, Alida A.
Smeets, Anouk Y. J. M.
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van Aalst, Jasper
Postma, Alida A.
Smeets, Anouk Y. J. M.
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description BACKGROUND: Several case reports about spinal cord compression due to hyperostosis at the craniocervical junction are available. However, compression at C1-C2 solely due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is rare. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 50-year-old Asian male, with a history of lumbar spinal canal stenosis, presented with a progressive quadriparesis within 3 months. Imaging showed central OPLL at the C1-C2 level contributing to severe spinal cord compression. The patient improved neurologically after a C1-C2 laminectomy. CONCLUSION: A patient presented with a progressive Brown-Séquard syndrome due to OPLL at the craniocervical junction (C1-C2 level) and improved following a decompressive laminectomy.
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spelling pubmed-85713282021-11-08 Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament at the craniocervical junction presenting with Brown-Séquard syndrome: A case report Schuermans, Valérie Nicole Elise van Aalst, Jasper Postma, Alida A. Smeets, Anouk Y. J. M. Surg Neurol Int Case Report BACKGROUND: Several case reports about spinal cord compression due to hyperostosis at the craniocervical junction are available. However, compression at C1-C2 solely due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is rare. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 50-year-old Asian male, with a history of lumbar spinal canal stenosis, presented with a progressive quadriparesis within 3 months. Imaging showed central OPLL at the C1-C2 level contributing to severe spinal cord compression. The patient improved neurologically after a C1-C2 laminectomy. CONCLUSION: A patient presented with a progressive Brown-Séquard syndrome due to OPLL at the craniocervical junction (C1-C2 level) and improved following a decompressive laminectomy. Scientific Scholar 2021-10-06 /pmc/articles/PMC8571328/ /pubmed/34754551 http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_704_2021 Text en Copyright: © 2021 Surgical Neurology International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-Share Alike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Schuermans, Valérie Nicole Elise
van Aalst, Jasper
Postma, Alida A.
Smeets, Anouk Y. J. M.
Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament at the craniocervical junction presenting with Brown-Séquard syndrome: A case report
title Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament at the craniocervical junction presenting with Brown-Séquard syndrome: A case report
title_full Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament at the craniocervical junction presenting with Brown-Séquard syndrome: A case report
title_fullStr Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament at the craniocervical junction presenting with Brown-Séquard syndrome: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament at the craniocervical junction presenting with Brown-Séquard syndrome: A case report
title_short Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament at the craniocervical junction presenting with Brown-Séquard syndrome: A case report
title_sort ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament at the craniocervical junction presenting with brown-séquard syndrome: a case report
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8571328/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34754551
http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_704_2021
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