| Literature DB >> 24379115 |
C M Sitt, L W Fung, H Y Yuen, A T Ahuja.
Abstract
Hirayama disease is an uncommon cervical myelopathy associated with neck flexion. It has been postulated to be related to the anterior shifting of the posterior dura of the lower cervical dural canal during neck flexion, resulting in lower cervical cord atrophy with asymmetric flattening. We report a case of Hirayama disease in a 17-year-old Chinese man and demonstrate the use of dynamic flexion magnetic resonance imaging of the cervical spine in the diagnosis of the disease.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24379115 PMCID: PMC4294056 DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2013253
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Singapore Med J ISSN: 0037-5675 Impact factor: 1.858