Operated family cases of cervical canal stenosis

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作者：

Matsushima, T ^{[1
]}

Yaoita, H ^{[1
]}

Nagano, T ^{[1
]}

Watanabe, K ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] So Tohoku Gen Hosp, Dept Neurosurg, Iwanuma, Miyagi 9892483, Japan

来源：

DEVELOPMENTS IN NEUROSCIENCES | 2004年 / 1259卷

关键词：

cervical canal stenosis; family cases; laminoplasty; spinal canal stenosis; narrow spinal canal;

D O I：

10.1016/S0531-5131(03)01188-9

中图分类号：

R74 [神经病学与精神病学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

A cervical myelopathy due to narrow spinal canal (congenital factor added with spondylotic changes) is common. But, reports of operated family cases are few. In this paper, we report on operated two-family cases. The first family involved a 34-year-old male and his 72-year-old mother. The second family involved a 73-year-old female and her 55-year-old daughter. The symptom in two cases was caused by trauma and the other cases showed gradually progressing myelopathy. In clinical experience, non-symptomatic narrow cervical canal cases are numerous in Japan. Severe cord injury is easily caused by minor trauma in narrow cervical canal cases. In these cases, we advise the education of prevention for patients and their families. The means of prevention include first being conscious of the existence of the narrowness of the cervical canal, and to limit neck movement as much as possible. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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