• J Bone Joint Surg Br · May 1999

    Review Case Reports

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

    • P A Antich, A C Sanjuan, F M Girvent, and J D Simó.
    • Spine Surgery Department, Hospital de Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain.
    • J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1999 May 1;81(3):462-3.

    AbstractWe 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.

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