Wednesday, November 26, 2014

CNS siderosis and orthostatic headache as a delayed complication of spinal surgery

CNS siderosis and orthostatic headache as a delayed complication of spinal surgery
Neurology current issue

A 61-year-old man presented with orthostatic headaches and asymmetric sensorineural hearing loss (ASNHL) 8 years after cervical laminoplasty. Percussion of his cervical spine elicited Lhermitte sign. Brain MRI demonstrated trace intraventricular blood and mild superficial siderosis (figure 1); digital subtraction angiogram had normal results. CT myelogram revealed fractured hardware puncturing adjacent dura with resultant CSF leak (figure 2).



Original Article: http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/short/83/22/2097?rss=1

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