- 著者
- Kazuma DOI Yukoh OHARA Takahiro OUCHI Rie SASAKI Futaba MAKI Junichi MIZUNO
- 出版者
- The Japan Neurosurgical Society
- 雑誌
- NMC Case Report Journal (ISSN:21884226)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.9, pp.145-149, 2022-12-31 (Released:2022-05-31)
- 参考文献数
- 16
- 被引用文献数
- 3
Various COVID-19 vaccines are associated with numerous adverse side effects. Associations between vaccinations and neurological disorders, such as transverse myelitis, stroke, Bell's palsy, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, and Guillain-Barré syndrome, have been reported. A 27-year-old Japanese woman presented with paresthesia four days after receiving a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. One month after vaccination, she started to feel left lower limb weakness, and her symptoms almost improved after two steroid pulse therapies. Spinal cord tumor biopsy could potentially help make a definitive diagnosis in clinical situations. However, it is very important to review the patient's medical history, including vaccinations received, before performing a direct spinal cord biopsy, which is invasive and does not guarantee a definitive diagnosis.
- 著者
- Kazuma DOI Satoshi TANI Toshiyuki OKAZAKI Junichi MIZUNO
- 出版者
- The Japan Neurosurgical Society
- 雑誌
- Neurologia medico-chirurgica (ISSN:04708105)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.2022-0325, (Released:2023-04-06)
- 参考文献数
- 16
Cylindrical cages were known to cause subsidence after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF); hence, they were gradually replaced by box-shaped cages. However, this phenomenon has been inconclusive due to limited information and short-term results. Therefore, this study aimed to clarify risk factors for subsidence after ACDF using titanium double cylindrical cages with mid-term follow-up periods. This retrospective study included 49 patients (76 segments) diagnosed with cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy caused by disc herniation, spondylosis, and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament. These patients underwent ACDF using these cages from January 2016 to March 2020 in a single institution. Patient demographics and neurological outcomes were also examined. Subsidence was defined as a ≥3-mm segmental disc height decrease at the final follow-up lateral X-ray compared to that on the next day postoperatively. Subsidence occurred in 26 of 76 segments (34.7%) within the follow-up periods of approximately three years. Multivariate analysis using a logistic regression model demonstrated that multilevel surgery was significantly associated with subsidence. The majority of patients achieved good clinical outcomes based on the Odom criteria. This study demonstrated that multilevel surgery was the only risk factor of subsidence post-ACDF with double cylindrical cages. Despite the relatively high subsidence rates, the clinical outcome was almost good at least during the mid-term period.