Epidural spinal involvement of Erdheim–Chester disease causing myelopathy. Issue 9 (September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hwang, Brian Y.; Liu, Ann; Kern, Jason; Goodwin, C. Rory; Wolinsky, Jean Paul; Desai, Atman
• Is Part Of: Journal of clinical neuroscience. Volume 22:Issue 9(2015:Sep.)
• Page Start: 1532
• Page End: 1536
• Publication Date: 2015-09
• Subjects: Brain -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Neurosciences -- Periodicals; Nervous system -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Brain -- surgery -- Periodicals; Neurosurgical Procedures -- Periodicals; Neurosciences -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.8
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2015.04.004
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0967-5868

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab005"> <title id="st060">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0005"> <list id="l0005"> <list-item id="o0005"> <label></label> <p id="p0065">Erdheim-Chester Disease (ECD) involvement of the spine is rare.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0070">ECD should be considered as a possible cause of myelopathy.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0075">Surgery can effectively and safely improve neurological symptoms in ECD patients.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>