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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 1989;18(4): 649-653. |
Paraplegia Complicated by Laminectomies for Spinal Stenosis: Case Report. |
Young Ku Chong, Hung Seob Chung, Hoon Gab Lee, Ki Chan Lee, Jung Wba Chu |
Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea. |
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ABSTRACT |
Lumbar spinal stenosis occur most frequently in males of middle age or older. Spinal AVM occursfrequently in these patients. A patient is described who presented with clinical histories and myelographic findings compatible with spinal stenosis. Neurological decline was found to have a spinal AVM. Clinical symptoms of spinal spondylosis and spinal AVM and a hypothesis related to hemodynamic consequence of venous hypertension is reviewed. |
Key Words:
Spinal spondylosis; Spinal AVM; Claudication; Paraplegia; Laminectomy |
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