Cervical myelopathy caused by pseudogout

A case of pseudogout manifesting as a cervical myelopathy is presented. Surgery can offer the definitive treatment with removal of the compressing crystalline mass. This diagnosis should be considered in a progressive myelopathy in the elderly person shown to have extradural compression, even in the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of neurosurgery 1995, Vol.9 (1), p.103
Hauptverfasser:	Norris, J S, Hope, D T
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Cervical Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging Cervical Vertebrae - surgery Chondrocalcinosis - diagnostic imaging Chondrocalcinosis - surgery Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Laminectomy Myelography Neurologic Examination Spinal Cord Compression - diagnostic imaging Spinal Cord Compression - surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	A case of pseudogout manifesting as a cervical myelopathy is presented. Surgery can offer the definitive treatment with removal of the compressing crystalline mass. This diagnosis should be considered in a progressive myelopathy in the elderly person shown to have extradural compression, even in the absence of other stigmata of gout.
ISSN:	0268-8697