High cervical disc herniation and Brown-Sequard syndrome. A case report and review of the literature

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1999 May;81(3):462-3. doi: 10.1302/0301-620x.81b3.9134.

Abstract

We describe a rare herniation of the disc at the C2/C3 level in a 73-year-old woman. It caused hemicompression of the spinal cord and led to the Brown-Sequard syndrome. The condition was diagnosed clinically and by MRI six months after onset. Discectomy and fusion gave complete neurological resolution.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Brown-Sequard Syndrome / pathology
  • Brown-Sequard Syndrome / surgery*
  • Cervical Vertebrae / pathology
  • Cervical Vertebrae / surgery*
  • Decompression, Surgical
  • Diskectomy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intervertebral Disc Displacement / diagnosis
  • Intervertebral Disc Displacement / surgery*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Spinal Cord Compression / diagnosis
  • Spinal Cord Compression / surgery