Section Editors: Sapna Rawal,1 Juan Pablo Cruz2
1University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
A 56-year-old woman, who underwent a C2-T2 decompression surgery with posterior instrumental fusion for cervical myelopathy, caused by ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament, developed left eye ptosis associated with an orthostatic headache on the 6th post-operative day.
A 9-year-old boy with a BMI of 40, worsening bilateral lower extremity weakness, and gait abnormality for three months. Preoperative physical exam shows bilateral lower extremity hyperreflexia, clonus, and positive Babinski. Four days postoperatively, he developed bilateral leg paralysis and a transient episode of hypotension.
A 32 year-old woman with a history of Sjogren’s syndrome and diabetes insipidus who presented for evaluation of amenorrhea.
A 58-year-old man with persistent lower back pain radiating down the right leg. He also reports loss of sensation along his posterior thigh, leg, and the lateral portion of his foot.
A 65-year-old man with a history of alcoholism suffered minor trauma. An unenhanced CT was performed (A). One-year interval follow-up (B) showed mild progression, leading to MRI (C - F).
