Narra Ramakrishna, Kamaraju Suseel Kumar
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Katuri Medical College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Surg Neurol Int. 2021 Dec 20;12:622. doi: 10.25259/SNI_1081_2021. eCollection 2021.
Proximal "Hirayama" disease (PHD) is characterized by proximal upper extremity atrophy. It is a rare variant of Hirayama disease (HD) which involves the proximal upper limb. Recognition of PHD's unique magnetic resonance (MR) findings is critical as the treatment options differ versus classical HD.
A 17-year-old male presented with gradual progressive upper extremity weakness and atrophy. On MR, PHD was demonstrated by C4-C5 kyphosis with a posterior epidural soft-tissue mass compressing the C4-C5 cord resulting in gliosis. As the patient declined surgery, he was followed for 1 year with a cervical collar during which time his deficit stabilized.
PHD, characterized by proximal upper extremity weakness and atrophy, has characteristic MR findings of kyphosis associated with cord compression and ischemia/gliosis. Select patients as the one we described who decline surgery may stabilize radiographically and clinically with the protracted utilization of a cervical collar.
近端“平山病”(PHD)的特征是上肢近端萎缩。它是平山病(HD)的一种罕见变体,累及上肢近端。认识到PHD独特的磁共振(MR)表现至关重要,因为其治疗方案与经典HD不同。
一名17岁男性,表现为上肢逐渐进行性无力和萎缩。磁共振成像显示,PHD表现为C4 - C5后凸畸形,伴有硬膜外软组织肿块压迫C4 - C5脊髓,导致胶质增生。由于患者拒绝手术,给他佩戴颈托随访1年,在此期间其功能缺损稳定。
PHD以上肢近端无力和萎缩为特征,具有与脊髓压迫及缺血/胶质增生相关的后凸畸形这一特征性MR表现。像我们描述的这种拒绝手术的特定患者,通过长期使用颈托,影像学和临床症状可能会稳定。