Citation

Nakamura H, Kudo T, Kobayashi H, Taguchi Y. NMC Case Rep. J. 2018; 5(4): 77-81.

Affiliation

Division of Neurosurgery, St. Marianna University School of Medicine Yokohama City Seibu Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Japan Neurosurgical Society)

DOI

10.2176/nmccrj.cr.2018-0051

PMID

30327746

PMCID

PMC6187260

Abstract

The authors reported a rare case of young women with neurofibromatosis type I (NF-I) who were successfully treated from the traumatic dislocation of a thoracic vertebra caused by a simple fall, and the relevant literature was reviewed. Due to various spinal dystrophic changes, the conventional posterior spinal fusion surgery was modified for the treatment. Spinal deformity is a common feature of NF-1, and a dystrophic lesion, like dural ectasia, provokes weakness in spinal structural. Unexpectedly, only seven similar cases were found. The review suggested that it is mandatory to thoroughly examine the spine in patients with NF-1, and that a good outcome can be expected even for patients with NF-1 in severe neurological condition after acute spinal cord injuries.

Language: en

Keywords

Neurofibromatosis type I; dystrophic type; minor trauma; spinal cord injury