J Bone Joint Surg Br
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J Bone Joint Surg Br · May 1999
Review Case ReportsHigh cervical disc herniation and Brown-Sequard syndrome. A case report and review of the literature.
We describe a rare herniation of the disc at the C2/C3 level in a 73-year-old woman. It caused hemicompression of the spinal cord and led to the Brown-Sequard syndrome. The condition was diagnosed clinically and by MRI six months after onset. Discectomy and fusion gave complete neurological resolution.