Liu Chao, Huang Yue, Cai Hong-Xin, Fan Shun-Wu
Department of Orthopaedics, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medicine of Zhejiang University, Hang Zhou, China.
J Spinal Cord Med. 2010;33(4):420-4. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2010.11689721.
Acute paraplegia is a true emergency. It is often the result of trauma but is rarely reported in association with cervical disk herniation in patients without antecedent injury.
Case report.
This 75-year-old man presented with acute paraplegia due to severe compression of the spinal cord by herniation of the C4-C5 cervical disk. He underwent emergency diskectomy and anterior fusion. Postoperatively, his neurologic functions improved gradually.
Cervical disk herniation should be considered in the differential diagnosis of nontraumatic acute paraplegia. Pre-existing narrowed canal is an important predisposing factor and excessive neck movements are believed to be triggering factors. Immediate early decompressive surgery is recommended to avoid irreversible progression of neurologic deficit.
急性截瘫是一种真正的急症。它通常是创伤的结果,但在没有既往损伤的患者中,与颈椎间盘突出相关的情况很少被报道。
病例报告。
这名75岁男性因C4 - C5颈椎间盘突出导致脊髓严重受压而出现急性截瘫。他接受了急诊椎间盘切除术和前路融合术。术后,他的神经功能逐渐改善。
在非创伤性急性截瘫的鉴别诊断中应考虑颈椎间盘突出。先前存在的椎管狭窄是一个重要的诱发因素,而过度的颈部活动被认为是触发因素。建议立即进行早期减压手术,以避免神经功能缺损的不可逆进展。