World Neurosurg
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Biography Historical Article
Volker K. H. Sonntag, M.D.: pioneer in spinal neurosurgery and consummate educator, colleague, and family man.
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A white coat ceremony is held to honor each medical school class as they transition from the study of preclinical medicine to clinical medicine. This prestigious milestone is a turning point in their progress toward becoming medical doctors. White coat ceremonies are held in many institutions across the country to signify each student's passage from the realm of strictly academic learning to one of clinical experience.
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Primary central nervous system vasculitis (PCNSV) is a rare and poorly described vascular inflammatory condition confined within the central nervous system (CNS). Typical presentations of PCNSV include headache, hemiparesis, cerebral edema, and altered cognition. Vasculitic processes in the spinal cord are exceedingly rare. Although intracranial vasculitis has been associated with certain systemic inflammatory disorders and lymphomas, the etiology of spinal cord vasculitis is unclear. We report the first case of a patient in whom spinal subdural hematomas were the first presenting signs of PCNSV. ⋯ This previously unreported etiology of nontraumatic acute spinal subdural hematomas suggests that spinal cord vasculitis as part of PCNSV should be included in the differential diagnosis.