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KMID : 1099620170140040155
Korean Journal of Spine
2017 Volume.14 No. 4 p.155 ~ p.157
Sudden Paraplegia Caused by Nontraumatic Cervical Disc Rupture: A Case Report
Kim Sung-Min

Choi Byeong-Sam
Lee Sung-Joon
Abstract
A 38-year-old man visited our Emergency Department for sudden onset paraplegia that occurred 1 hour ago. He felt a piercing pain in the posterior neck and became paraplegic while he was watching television, lying down on a sofa. Neurological examination showed motor power grades II?III in both arms and grade 0 in both legs. His cervical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a large ruptured disc at the C5?6 level, severely compressing the spinal cord. Emergency anterior cervical discectomy and fusion at C5?6 were performed. Because extensive cord swelling was observed on postoperative MRI, laminoplasty from C3 to C6 was performed 3 days after the initial operation. At a postoperative 8-month follow-up, the motor power was improved to grade III?IV- for both hands and grade IV- for both legs. Nontraumatic cervical disc rupture causing acute paraplegia is a very rare but possible event. Immediate neurologic assessment and thorough imaging studies to allow accurate diagnosis are crucial. Emergency surgical decompression is important and may lead to good neurological outcomes.
KEYWORD
Nontraumatic, Disc rupture, Disc herniation, Cervical disc, Paraplegia
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