Lhermitte Sign as a Presenting Symptom of Thoracic Spinal Pathology: A Case Study
A 54-year-old male with ankylosing spondylitis presented with complaints of progressively worsening bilateral leg weakness and difficulty ambulating of 2-week duration. He also felt a sharp, electric, shock-like sensation radiating from his lower back into his legs upon flexing the trunk. There was...
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| description | A 54-year-old male with ankylosing spondylitis presented with complaints of progressively worsening bilateral leg weakness and difficulty ambulating of 2-week duration. He also felt a sharp, electric, shock-like sensation radiating from his lower back into his legs upon flexing the trunk. There was no history of trauma or other inciting events within the 2 weeks prior to presentation. Thoracic MRI at this visit showed a three-column fracture at T11-T12. He underwent spinal fusion surgery and within 2 days after surgery the radiating electrical sensation with spinal flexion had completely resolved. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1713cd075dcb4747850236ec4e72ea342025-02-03T06:13:51ZengWileyCase Reports in Neurological Medicine2090-66682090-66762015-01-01201510.1155/2015/707362707362Lhermitte Sign as a Presenting Symptom of Thoracic Spinal Pathology: A Case StudyAdam Hills0Mazen Al-Hakim1Class of 2015, OUWB School of Medicine, Rochester, MI 48309, USADepartment of Neurology, William Beaumont Health System, Troy, MI 48085, USAA 54-year-old male with ankylosing spondylitis presented with complaints of progressively worsening bilateral leg weakness and difficulty ambulating of 2-week duration. He also felt a sharp, electric, shock-like sensation radiating from his lower back into his legs upon flexing the trunk. There was no history of trauma or other inciting events within the 2 weeks prior to presentation. Thoracic MRI at this visit showed a three-column fracture at T11-T12. He underwent spinal fusion surgery and within 2 days after surgery the radiating electrical sensation with spinal flexion had completely resolved.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/707362 |
| spellingShingle | Adam Hills Mazen Al-Hakim Lhermitte Sign as a Presenting Symptom of Thoracic Spinal Pathology: A Case Study Case Reports in Neurological Medicine |
| title | Lhermitte Sign as a Presenting Symptom of Thoracic Spinal Pathology: A Case Study |
| title_full | Lhermitte Sign as a Presenting Symptom of Thoracic Spinal Pathology: A Case Study |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Lhermitte Sign as a Presenting Symptom of Thoracic Spinal Pathology: A Case Study |
| title_short | Lhermitte Sign as a Presenting Symptom of Thoracic Spinal Pathology: A Case Study |
| title_sort | lhermitte sign as a presenting symptom of thoracic spinal pathology a case study |
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