A Case of Cervical Disc Herniation with Paresthesia in Both Arms and Tic Mimicking Motions.
- Author:
Hea Lin O
1
;
Jin Hwa MOON
;
In Joon SEOL
;
Myung Kul YUM
;
Dong Woo PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Korea. jhmoon@hyumc.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cervical disc herniation;
Tic disorder;
Paresthesia
- MeSH:
Arm;
Child;
Humans;
Intervertebral Disc;
Neck;
Neck Injuries;
Paresthesia;
Physical Examination;
Sensation;
Tic Disorders;
Tics;
Whiplash Injuries
- From:
Journal of the Korean Child Neurology Society
2012;20(1):43-47
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Intervertebral disc herniation is rare in children and is reportedly related with disc calcification and traumatic injury. We report an 8 years old girl, who complained of tingling sensation in both arms and intentional tic like neck stretching for about 1 month. She had got unnoticed whiplash Injury 2 weeks before symptoms. She also had been taking lessons for taekwondo for one and half year. Physical examination was unremarkable. Her symptoms got aggravated over the next 4 weeks. Plain vertebral x-ray showed no abnormalities, but cervical spinal MRI revealed disc central herniations at C 5-6 and C 6-7 levels. We concluded that her paresthesia and tic like motion were related with cervical disc herniation from hyperflexion neck injury.
