PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - J E Dix
AU  - W Griffitt
AU  - C Yates
AU  - B Johnson
TI  - Spontaneous thoracic spinal cord herniation through an anterior dural defect.
DP  - 1998 Aug 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1345--1348
VI  - 19
IP  - 7
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/19/7/1345.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/19/7/1345.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.1998 Aug 01; 19
AB  - A 44-year-old woman was examined for progressive left lower extremity weakness and spasticity. Thoracic spine MR imaging and CT myelography showed a ventral dural defect at T7-T8 with an extradural subarachnoid fluid collection and extradural herniation of the spinal cord. Intraoperative sonography confirmed the appropriate level for dural entry and the finding of spinal cord herniation. After reduction of the herniated spinal cord, the patient experienced gradual improvement in neurologic function.