[Incomplete spinal cord syndrome in Paget's disease of the spine (author's transl)].

Report on a case, wrongly interpreted for a long time. The diagnostic difficulties in a slowly developing spinal cord syndrome in Paget's disease are discussed. The cord may be damaged in this disease in various ways. Here it was increasing mechanical compression by bone bulging into the spinal canal. Decompression laminectomy gives usually good results provided it is done early enough.