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 …

BACKGROUND: Spinal cord herniation through a dural defect is a cause of myelopathy and
BSS that may be underdiagnosed. It may occur spontaneously, after trauma, or after surgery …

Idiopathic transdural spinal cord herniation is a rare but treatable cause of thoracic
myelopathy caused by herniation of the spinal cord through a defect in the dura. The …

A 54-year-old female presented with spontaneous thoracic spinal cord herniation
manifesting as chronic progressive motor weakness in both legs. Spastic paraparesis (4/5) …

Symptomatic anterior or anterolateral dural herniation of the spinal cord is rare, and not
uncommonly misdiagnosed, both clinically and radiologically. We present four patients with …

The patient was a 48-year-old man in whom a slow progression in walking difficulty occurred
over a year. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography myelography …

Study Design. Cases are reported and the literature is reviewed. Objective. To present three
cases involving idiopathic herniation of the thoracic cord. Summary of Background Data …

Study Design: Ten patients with idiopathic spinal cord herniation were treated surgically to
reduce the herniation. In 9 patients, a sling was passed between the spinal cord and the …

Study Design. Case report with review of the literature. Objective. Symptomatic spinal cord
herniation through ventral aspect of dura is frequently misdiagnosed because this condition …

✓ Herniation of the spinal cord, or displacement of the cord outside the dura, is so rare that
only 13 cases have been reported in the literature. The authors report a new case of …