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Protrusion of calcified cervical discs into the spinal canal in children

Protrusion de disques cervicaux calcifies dans le canal rachidien chez l'enfant

Protrusion von verkalkten zervikalen Bandscheiben in den Spinalkanal bei Kindern. Fallbeschreibung von 2 Patienten

A report of two cases

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Summary

The occurrence of calcified discs with large calcified masses protruding into the spinal canal in two children is reported. The discs affected had increased height in the acute stage. Air myelogram, performed in one case with muscular weakness in the hand demonstrated compression of the spinal cord. The condition improved on conservative treatment without sequelae in both cases.

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L'auteur décrit deux cas d'hernie discale cervicale calcifiée chez l'enfant.

Zusammenfassung

Es handelt sich um eine Fallbeschreibung mit Besprechung der neurologischen und neuroradiologischen Zeichen von 2 Kindern, bei denen eine große verkalkte Bandscheibe in den Spinalkanal ragte.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden

    S. Cronqvist & W. Mortensson

  2. Neuroradiological Dept., Lasarettet i Lund, S-221 85, Lund, Sweden

    S. Cronqvist

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Cronqvist, S., Mortensson, W. Protrusion of calcified cervical discs into the spinal canal in children. Neuroradiology 9, 223–225 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00346152

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