Category: Spine
Sacral agenesis
Clinical: A 3 years old boy with bilateral foot deformity noted since birth. Late on walking. Also has rotated left leg. There is associated bowel symptoms; on & off constipation…
Cervical vertebrae osteomyelitis
Clinical: A 69 years old man with underlying DM, COAD Also had right nasal polyposis with sinusitis. Recently treated for right otitis externa with acute mastoiditis. After 2 weeks completed…
Metastatic compression fracture
Clinical: A 69 years old lady Underlying hypertension Presented with back pain and bilateral limb weakness No history of trauma No constitutional symptoms MRI findings: There is reduction…
Pseudomeningocele from brachial plexus injury
Clinical: A 22 years old man involved in MVA Post trauma, complaint of inability to move left upper limb Clinical examination shows C5-T1 motor and sensory defect. Tinel sign positive…
Tuberculous spondylitis
Clinical: A 12 years old girl Presents with neck pain, loss of appetite and loss of weight for two week. Worsening of the symptoms three days prior to presentation. There…
Arnold chiari malformation with syringohydromyelia
Clinical: A 36-year old man No known medical problem Presented with chronic headache and recent muscle weaknesses involving both hands. There was no history of trauma. MRI findings: MRI of…
Acute transverse myelitis
Clinical: A 6-year old boy presented Previously well and healthy Presented with fever, lethargy and poor oral intake for few days. Examination showed bilateral lower limb weakness and hypotonia. MRI…
Spinal lymphoma
Clinical: A 45 years old lady with no known underlying medical illness Presented with progressive numbness of bilateral lower limb for one year. She also had progressive loss of motor…
Vertebra plana
Clinical: A 42 years old lady Presented with back pain and lower limb weakness for 3 weeks No history of trauma Associated loss of appetite and loss of weight Radiographic…
Spinal meningioma
Clinical: A 57 years old lady Underlying HPT and bronchial asthma Treated as CVA since 3 years ago when presented with right upper limb weakness and numbness CT scan brain…