We describe the imaging findings of a man who developed neurologic symptoms due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament with narrowing of the spinal canal and compression of the spinal cord. CT study allowed a detailed evaluation of the stenosis and the extension of the ossification while MRI gave an excellent visualization of the spinal lesions caused by spinal cord compression by the mass. The neurological status of patients with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament depends on many factors such as the degree of spinal canal stenosis, life style, accidental mechanical stress and trauma.
Advanced ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in a mildly symptomatic patient: A case report and literature review / G. Conte, A. Viglianesi, A. D'Amore, R. Chiaramonte, C. Pecoraro, L. Nastasi, S. Giuffrida, G. Pero, I. Chiaramonte. - In: THE NEURORADIOLOGY JOURNAL. - ISSN 1971-4009. - 24:4(2011 Aug 31), pp. 643-647. [10.1177/197140091102400422]
Advanced ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in a mildly symptomatic patient: A case report and literature review
G. ContePrimo
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2011
Abstract
We describe the imaging findings of a man who developed neurologic symptoms due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament with narrowing of the spinal canal and compression of the spinal cord. CT study allowed a detailed evaluation of the stenosis and the extension of the ossification while MRI gave an excellent visualization of the spinal lesions caused by spinal cord compression by the mass. The neurological status of patients with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament depends on many factors such as the degree of spinal canal stenosis, life style, accidental mechanical stress and trauma.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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