Operative treatment of anterior thoracic spinal cord herniation: three new cases and an individual patient data meta-analysis of 126 case reports

RJM Groen, B Middel, JF Meilof, RH Enting… - Operative …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: Anterior thoracic spinal cord herniation is a rare cause of progressive
myelopathy. Much has been speculated about the best operative treatment. However, no …

Idiopathic spinal cord herniation: a new theory of pathogenesis

MW Najjar, SS Baeesa, SS Lingawi - Surgical neurology, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGOUND: Idiopathic spinal cord herniation is a rare entity that has been described
more frequently over the past few years. Its pathophysiology remains obscure, however …

Image classification of idiopathic spinal cord herniation based on symptom severity and surgical outcome: a multicenter study

S Imagama, Y Matsuyama, Y Sakai… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2009 - thejns.org
Object The purpose of this study was to provide the first evidence for image classification of
idiopathic spinal cord herniation (ISCH) in a multicenter study. Methods Twelve patients who …

Idiopathic spinal cord herniation: clinical review and report of three cases

J Summers, Y Balasubramani, P Chan… - Asian journal of …, 2013 - thieme-connect.com
Idiopathic spinal cord herniation (ISCH) is a rare condition, of unknown pathogenesis, that
primarily affects the thoracic spinal cord. It is characterized by ventral displacement of the …

Diagnosis and treatment of spinal cord herniation: a combined experience

IJ Barrenechea, JB Lesser, AL Gidekel… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2006 - thejns.org
Object Idiopathic spinal cord herniation (ISCH) is an uncommon clinical entity typically
presenting with lower-extremity myelopathy. Despite the existence of 85 ISCH cases in the …

Imaging of idiopathic spinal cord herniation

H Parmar, P Park, B Brahma, D Gandhi - Radiographics, 2008 - pubs.rsna.org
Idiopathic spinal cord herniation, unlike spinal cord herniation with a known traumatic or
postoperative origin, is a relatively rare condition; however, it has been diagnosed and …

Idiopathic thoracic spinal cord herniation: retrospective analysis supporting a mechanism of diskogenic dural injury and subsequent tamponade

M Brus-Ramer, WP Dillon - American journal of …, 2012 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: tSCH in the absence of spinal trauma or surgery is a rare
disorder for which numerous mechanisms have been proposed. Here, we have conducted …

Idiopathic spinal cord herniation: case report and review of the literature

M Sasani, AF Ozer, M Vural… - The journal of spinal cord …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Idiopathic spinal cord herniation (ISCH) is a rare cause of progressive
myelopathy frequently present in Brown-Séquard syndrome. Preoperative diagnosis can be …

The pathogenesis of ventral idiopathic herniation of the spinal cord: a hypothesis based on the review of the literature

RHMA Bartels, H Brunner, A Hosman… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Idiopathic ventral herniation of the spinal cord (SC) is not often encountered in daily practice.
Its clinical prevalence, however, will increase through increasing awareness and more …

Idiopathic spinal cord herniation: diagnostic, surgical, and follow-up data obtained in five cases

G Maira, L Denaro, F Doglietto, A Mangiola… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2006 - thejns.org
✓ Idiopathic spinal cord herniation (ISCH) is a rare, although increasingly recognized, cause
of myelopathy. It is the result of an anterior dural defect in the thoracic spine through which …