A patient with thoracic intradural disc herniation

Robert G. Whitmore; Brian J. Williams; Bradley C. Lega; Matthew R. Sanborn; Paul Marcotte

doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2011.04.021

A patient with thoracic intradural disc herniation

Robert G. Whitmore, Brian J. Williams, Bradley C. Lega, Matthew R. Sanborn, Paul Marcotte

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1730-1732
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
Volume	18
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2011.04.021
State	Published - Dec 1 2011

Keywords

Intervertebral disc herniation
Intradural
Thoracic spine

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Neurology
Clinical Neurology
Physiology (medical)

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