Motion Preserving Surgery in Two Cases of Brown-Sequard Syndrome Caused by Herniated Cervical Discs.

Author: Jin Suh YANG ¹ ; Dong Hwa HEO ; Sung Min CHO ; Yong Jun CHO
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1. Department of Neurosurgery, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea. spineneurosurgeon@gmail.com
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Arthroplasty; Brown-Sequard Syndrome; Cervical vertebrae; Herniated disc
MeSH: Arthroplasty; Brown-Sequard Syndrome; Cervical Vertebrae; Diskectomy; Female; Humans; Intervertebral Disc Displacement; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Neurologic Manifestations; Spinal Cord; Spinal Cord Diseases; Total Disc Replacement
From:Korean Journal of Spine 2011;8(1):52-54
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: We described two cases of Brown-Sequard syndrome caused by cervical disc herniation that were treated by cervical artificial disc replacement. Two patients presented Brown-Sequard syndrome. Computed tomography scanning and magnetic resonance imaging showed a massive soft disc herniation compressing the spinal cord. We performed a total discectomy to remove the ruptured disc particle and replace it with an artificial disc. The neurologic symptoms of two patients were resolved after the surgery. We suggest that cervical arthroplasty can also be used to treat more severe forms of cervical myelopathy such as Brown-Sequard syndrome.