Thoracic myelopathy caused by ossifi cation of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is rare compared to cervical OPLL, even in the Japanese population. However, once myelopathy appears in patients with thoracic OPLL, it is progressive and often leads to serious paraplegia. In such cases, surgical treatment is required because conservative treatment, such as immobilization by a brace, is n...

The degenerative spinal cord disease cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM), and caused by trauma, can result in debilitating symptoms affecting quality of life. This study used acupotomy other Korean medicine treatments (acupuncture, herbal medicine, physical therapy) to improve the CSM myelopathy. visual analog scale, modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association scale (mJOA scale), Nurick grading...

STUDY DESIGN This was a retrospective study. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to study the relationship between prevalence of pyramidal signs and the severity of cervical myelopathy. The study is focused on patients having increased signal intensity in T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is the most common cause of spinal cord ...

Study Design Prospective study. Purpose To examine the changes in body sway using stabilometry in patients who underwent cervical laminoplasty for cervical myelopathy. Overview of Literature Although the patients of cervical myelopathy complain body sway there are few report to examine body sway objectively. Methods Patients who received treatment for cervical myelopathy between October 2...

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy can result from degenerative cervical spondylosis, herniated disk material, osteophytes, redundant ligamentum flavum, or ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament. Surgical intervention for multi-level myelopathy aims to decompress the spinal cord and maintain stability of the cervical spine. Laminoplasty was major surgical advancement as laminectomy re...

S – GUEST LECTURES.....................................20 − LAMINOPLASTY BY SPINOUS PROCESS-SPLITTING) FOR ..................................20 − MULTI-LEVEL CERVICAL MYELOPATHY .................................................................20 − BIOMECHANICS OF MYELOPATHY .........................................................................21 − BIOMECHANICS OF TREATMENTS FOR MYELOPATHY .....

A Median Occipital Condyle is a rare occurrence. We have not found any clinical studies in the literature and myelopathy due to a median condyle has been reported once before. Myelopathy due to anomalies of the craniovertebral junction is rare in neurosurgical practice. We describe a case of a 72-year-old man presenting with progressive myelopathy related to a median occipital condyle located a...

Acute myelopathy with sudden paraplegia is a very rare manifestation of meningococcal meningitis, with only a few cases reported in the literature. In almost all previously reported cases, other clinical manifestations of meningitis, such as fever, headache, and neck stiffness preceded acute myelopathy. In this paper, we report a case of acute myelopathy with sudden paraplegia as the sole manif...

Chemotherapy-related myelopathy mimicking subacute combined degeneration (SCD) has rarely been reported. We encountered a 35-year-old female with sensory ataxia after intrathecal chemotherapy. Spinal magnetic resonance imaging showed localized abnormal signal areas in the lateral and dorsal white matter, mimicking SCD. Diffusion imaging showed restricted water diffusion and increased microstruc...