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The authors report the results of a large series of patients which underwent surgical treatment for cervical spondylotic myelopathy. In this retrospective study clinical findings before surgery are compared with results at the follow-up after two years; their significance as prognostic factors is investigated. Marked spasticity, prevalence of unilateral motor signs, presence of Brown-Sequard syndrome and of Lhermitte sign resulted valuable criteria in predicting outcome after surgery.
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PMID:The significance of preoperative neurological disorders in predicting outcome of cervical spondylotic myelopathy after surgery. 652 48

We report two cases of spinal cord herniation. The first one concerns a 28 year-old female who presented with an eighteen-month past history of spasticity of the right lower limb associated with somesthetic sensorial disturbances of the left side with a T4 level, related to a T3-T4 spinal cord herniation. The second case concerned a 58 year-old female with a past history of a left lower limb pyramidal syndrome associated with somesthetic and proprioceptive sensibilities disturbances of the right side with a T5 level related to a T4-T5 spinal cord herniation. Spinal cord herniation is an uncommon and underestimated cause of a progressive Brown-Sequard syndrome. The diagnosis is now easy on the MRI, showing a ventral attraction of the cord. The outcome is usually good, following the surgical reduction of the herniation.
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PMID:[Spontaneous spinal cord herniation: a little-known cause of Brown-Sequard syndrome. Report of two cases and review of the literature]. 1056 63