Spinal cord herniation
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Spinal cord herniation. Idiopathic spinal cord herniation (ISCH), Trauma, Disc herniation, Spinal surgery. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Causes
- Idiopathic spinal cord herniation (ISCH)
- Trauma
- Disc herniation
- Spinal surgery
Pathology
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Clinical features
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Differential diagnosis
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): features
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References
- Barrenechea IJ, Lesser JB, Gidekel AI, Turjanski L, Perin NI. Diagnosis and treatment of spinal cord herniation: a combined experience. J Neurosurg Spine 2006; 5:294-302.
- Sasani M, Ozer AF, Vural M, Sarioglu AC. Idiopathic spinal cord herniation: case report and review of the literature. J Spinal Cord Med 2009; 32:86-94.
- Brus-Ramer M, Dillon WP. Idiopathic thoracic spinal cord herniation: retrospective analysis supporting a mechanism of diskogenic dural injury and subsequent tamponade. Am J Neuroradiol 2012; 33:52-56.
- Castelnovo G, Hladky JP, Renard D. Spontaneous transdural spinal cord herniation. Neurology 2014; 82:1290.
