Spinal cord compression secondary to Gaucher's disease |
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Authors: | R S Markin F M Skultety |
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Affiliation: | Departments of Neurosurgery and Pathology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska,USA |
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Abstract: | A case of compression of the spinal cord and cauda equina secondary to collapse of the T-12 and L-3 vertebral bodies in a patient with type 1 Gaucher's disease is presented. Decompressive laminectomies were done at both the T-12 and L-3 levels with moderate improvement of the patient's neurologic findings. Histologic examinations confirmed the presence of Gaucher's cells in the bone. Review of the literature revealed only one previous report. |
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Keywords: | Spinal cord compression cauda equina compression Gaucher's disease laminectomy improvement |
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