Thoracic Spine Degeneration Following Microlaminotomy for Spinal Cord Stimulator Placement and Subsequent Removal-a Case Report.
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SUBMITTER: Kueper J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4916097 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul
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Thoracic Spine Degeneration Following Microlaminotomy for Spinal Cord Stimulator Placement and Subsequent Removal-a Case Report.
Kueper Janina J Lampe Lukas P LP Hughes Alexander P AP
HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery 20160421 2
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Project description:BackgroundSpinal cord stimulators (SCS) have gained widespread popularity as an intriguing tool for managing chronic neurogenic pain. Despite the growing adoption of SCS as a therapeutic approach, there is a lack of demonstrated efficacy. The clinical utilization of SCS is on the rise, despite potential severe complications and the absence of clear evidence supporting its therapeutic benefits.Case descriptionWe present a challenging case of acute spinal epidural hematoma secondary to SCS placement in a liver transplant recipient. The patient exhibited acute bilateral leg weakness, sensory deficits, and urinary dysfunction, 2 days after SCS placement. Urgent surgical decompression was performed 3 days after the permanent placement of the SCS. Even with multiple debridement procedures the patient did not regain any function and remained paraplegic. This case underscores the importance of vigilant monitoring post operatively and timely intervention when epidural hematomas develop. The patient's intricate medical background, encompassing liver transplantation and chronic immunosuppression, contributed to the complexity of the case. Given these evident co-morbidities, the justification for SCS should have been unequivocal. However, what we observe is a vague clinical indication with minimal consideration for the associated risks.ConclusionsThis case highlights the need for cautious consideration of SCS due to its serious and lasting side effects in treating chronic back pain. Surgeons should reevaluate the widespread use of SCS, advocating for reserved usage in controlled trials until therapeutic benefits are firmly established. Despite potential pain relief, the risk of complications, including spinal epidural hematoma, should not be underestimated. Further research is urged to understand therapeutic benefits and assess short- and long-term complications comprehensively.
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Project description:BackgroundFollowing spinal cord injury (SCI), disease processes spread gradually along the spinal cord forming a spatial gradient with most pronounced changes located at the lesion site. However, the dynamics of this gradient in SCI patients is not established.ObjectiveThis study tracks the spatiotemporal dynamics of remote anterograde and retrograde spinal tract degeneration in the upper cervical cord following SCI over two years utilizing quantitative MRI.MethodsTwenty-three acute SCI patients (11 paraplegics, 12 tetraplegics) and 21 healthy controls were scanned with a T1-weighted sequence for volumetry and a FLASH sequence for myelin-sensitive magnetization transfer saturation (MTsat) of the upper cervical cord. We estimated myelin content from MTsat maps within the corticospinal tracts (CST) and dorsal columns (DC) and measured spinal cord atrophy by means of left-right width (LRW) and anterior-posterior width (APW) on the T1-weighted images across cervical levels C1-C3. MTsat in the CST and LRW were considered proxies for retrograde degeneration, while MTsat in the DC and APW provided evidence for anterograde degeneration, respectively. Using regression models, we compared the temporal and spatial trajectories of these MRI readouts between tetraplegics, paraplegics, and controls over a 2-year period and assessed their associations with clinical improvement.ResultsLinear rates and absolute differences in myelin-sensitive MTsat indicated retrograde and anterograde neurodegeneration in the CST and DC, respectively. Changes in MTsat within the CST and in LRW progressively developed over time forming a gradient towards lower cervical levels by 2 years after injury, especially in tetraplegics (change per cervical level in MTsat: -0.247 p.u./level, p = 0.034; in LRW: -0.323 mm/level, p = 0.024). MTsat within the DC was already decreased at cervical levels C1-C3 at baseline (1.5 months after injury) in both tetra- and paraplegics, while linear decreases in APW over time were similar across C1-C3, preserving the spatial gradient. The relative improvement in light touch score was associated with MTsat within the DC at baseline (rs = 0.575, p = 0.014).ConclusionRostral and remote to the injury, the CST and DC show ongoing structural changes, indicative of myelin reductions and atrophy within 2 years after SCI. While anterograde degeneration in the DC was already detectable uniformly at C1-C3 early following SCI, retrograde degeneration in the CST developed over time revealing specific spatial and temporal neurodegenerative gradients. Disentangling and quantifying such dynamic pathological processes may provide biomarkers for regenerative and remyelinating therapies along entire spinal pathways.
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Project description:Background and purposetSCH in the absence of spinal trauma or surgery is a rare disorder for which numerous mechanisms have been proposed. Here, we have conducted an analysis of images in all published reports of idiopathic tSCH and identified evidence supporting a pathogenesis in which anterior dural erosion at thoracic levels generates a CSF leak that pushes adjacent spinal tissue to tamponade the dural defect, causing progressive myelopathy. Additionally, we describe a case of tSCH in which postural headache was a significant symptom before myelopathy. This finding suggests that tSCH pathogenesis may be related to spontaneous intracranial hypotension.Materials and methodsPublished imaging from all available prior case reports in the scientific literature was reviewed to determine whether tSCH occurred at the disk or bone level. The presence of EDF, HNP, or an osteophyte in the spinal canal was determined from review of published images. Additionally, 3 previously unreported cases from the teaching files of our department were assessed by using these criteria.ResultsIn greater than two-thirds (47 of 67) of identified cases with published images, tSCH occurred at a disk level. When assessment was possible, EDF, HNP, and osteophytes were present in 26.8%, 30.7%, and 26.2% of cases, respectively. Overall, 52.3% of cases with published images demonstrated evidence of these abnormalities.ConclusionsOur analysis of published imaging indicates that tSCH occurs preferentially at spinal levels and with imaging findings consistent with dural injury that support the proposed etiology of this disorder.
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