Caring for the Pediatric Neurosurgical Patient Stephanie Greene The care of pediatric neurosurgical patients is a broad and challenging topic. This chapter deals principally with general guidelines for the management…
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81Congenital Abnormality of the Spine Presentation A 41-year-old woman with known congenital abnormalities of the spine complained of lower extremity radiculopathy. She had decreased left S1 sensation and a tuft…
57Plasmacytoma with Postembolization Swelling Presentation A 52-year-old man with new-onset atraumatic back pain was found to have a large T6-T7 vertebral body lesion causing significant cord compression. Following preoperative embolization,…
26Postoperative Kyphosis Presentation A 47-year-old woman underwent a previous C4 corpectomy for cervicomyeloradiculopathy. Her extant swan neck deformity and symptoms worsened postoperatively. Radiologic Findings Preoperatively, the patient had cervical stenosis…
65Spinal Tumor Asim Mahmood Presentation A 60-year-old woman had gait difficulty and back pain. On examination, her reflexes were brisk and she had lost proprioception. Her symptoms were worse at…
71Thoracic Osteomyelitis Presentation A 60-year-old man had a history of abdominal surgery and subsequent peritonitis with resultant septicemia and thoracic osteomyelitis. He was left with disabling midthoracic pain and radiculopathy…
72Pott’s Disease Presentation A 68-year-old woman had Pott’s disease as a child, and underwent several corrective lumbar procedures. She presented with progressive pain and gait and bowel/bladder dysfunction. Radiologic Findings…
79Diastematomyelia Presentation A 59-year-old man presented with progressive kyphoscoliotic deformity of the thoracolumbar spine. He was neurologically intact. Further investigation found diastematomyelia. Radiologic Findings The patient’s T2-weighted sagittal and axial…
55Osteoporosis Presentation An 81-year-old woman fell from a standing position and developed intractable low back pain with radiculopathy. She was neurologically intact, but her pain increased with standing and walking….
