Non-traumatic Spontaneous Paraplegia Secondary to Thoracic Disc Herniations in the Setting of Tobacco Abuse and COVID-19: A Case Report and Literature Review

Thoracic disc herniations (TDHs) are very rare. While most common in the setting of trauma, other etiologies have been documented. Here, we present a case of spontaneous TDHs in the setting of tobacco abuse and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causing acute paraplegia. We review spontaneous TDHs,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Whitney, Eric, Kiessling, John W, Reier, Louis, Hamann, Kyle, Arshad, Mohammad, Ramnot, Ajay, Fowler, James
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Neurosurgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9754743/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36540541
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.31544
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Sumario:Thoracic disc herniations (TDHs) are very rare. While most common in the setting of trauma, other etiologies have been documented. Here, we present a case of spontaneous TDHs in the setting of tobacco abuse and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causing acute paraplegia. We review spontaneous TDHs, associated risk factors, and the possible role of COVID-19 in the pathophysiology. 

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