Progressive Brown-Séquard syndrome secondary to idiopathic spinal cord herniation: clinico-radiological and surgical correlations
Introduction: Idiopathic medullary herniation is an infrequent disease, which shows up in clinical form as a progressive mielopathy, most commonly known as the Brown-Sequard syndrome. Its anatomical base is a dural defect where a portion of anterior spinal cord gets progressively incarcerated. The MRI and myelo-CT scan show a bending of the spinal cord in the form of a «bell tent» towards the anterior dural sheath at the mid-dorsal portion mainly.
Case report: A 37 year old male, who was diagnosed of idiopathic medullary herniation and surgically treated by our own developed technique, reporting its neuroradiological, anatomo-surgical and clinical correlation.
Conclusion: Treatment should be individualized, as no standard surgical technique has been established up to the present.
Caso clínico Varón de 37 años, diagnosticado de hernia medular idiopática e intervenido quirúrgicamente mediante una técnica propia; se demuestra su correlación neurorradiológica, anatomoquirúrgica y evolutiva.
Conclusión El tratamiento debe ser individualizado, pues no existe una técnica quirúrgica universalmente establecida.