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Severe cervical canal stenosis with cord compression

Case contributed by Henry Knipe
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Six weeks of left arm paresthesia.

Patient Data

Age: 30
Gender: Male

Left paracentral C5/6 disc extrusion. Severe central canal stenosis with obliteration of anterior and posterior CSF spaces and distortion of the cord. High T2 signal within cord suggestive of edema. No blooming to suggest hemorrhage. 

Case Discussion

The patient was taken to theater and had an uncomplicated ACDF. Post-operative he reported that the paresthesia had resolved.

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