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Diffuse Idiopathic Sceletal Hyperosteosis and Central Cord Syndrome After Minor Trauma: A Case Report [Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg]
Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2013; 19(1): 73-76 | DOI: 10.5505/tjtes.2013.81593

Diffuse Idiopathic Sceletal Hyperosteosis and Central Cord Syndrome After Minor Trauma: A Case Report

Olcay Eser1, Ergün Karavelioğlu2, Mehmet Gazi Boyacı1, Abdullah Ayçicek3
1Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Nöroşirurji
2Bolvadin Dr.h.i.özsoy Devlet Hastanesi
3Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Kulak Burun Boğaz

Diffuse idiopathic sceletal hyperosteosis is characterised with anterior and lateral ossification of the vertebral body. We present a case report of central cord syndrome in patient with DISH after minor trauma. The patient was treated surgically. We also discussed symptamotology and common mechanisim of cord injury in DISH.

Keywords: Diffuse idiopathic sceletal hyperosteosis, Central cord syndrome, Trauma, Disysphagia, Forestier's disease

Olcay Eser, Ergün Karavelioğlu, Mehmet Gazi Boyacı, Abdullah Ayçicek. Diffuse Idiopathic Sceletal Hyperosteosis and Central Cord Syndrome After Minor Trauma: A Case Report. Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2013; 19(1): 73-76

Corresponding Author: Ergün Karavelioğlu, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English