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Extensive calcification of the ligamentum flavum causing cervical myelopathy in a Caucasian woman.
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- Spontaneous Resolution of Cervical Ligamentum Flavum Calcification: Imaging Evolution on Serial MRI.Cureus · 2026Article
- Thoracic Spinal Stenosis From Calcified Ligamentum Flavum.Ochsner journal · 2023Article
- Cervical myeloradiculopathy as an initial presentation of pseudogout.Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) · 2021Article
- Cervical myelopathy due to subaxial calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) deposition with simultaneous asymptomatic crowned dens syndrome: two case reports.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
- Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Crystal Deposition Disease Involving the Ligamentum Flavum of the Cervical Spine with Intense Enhancement on MRI: A Case Report.Taehan Yongsang Uihakhoe chi · 2020Article
- Thoracic myelopathy caused by calcification of the ligamentum flavum.Journal of rural medicine : JRM · 2020Article
- Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease of the spinal dura mater: a case report.BJR case reports · 2018Article
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Abstract
Calcification of the ligamentum flavum (CLF) can cause myelopathy due to spinal cord compression. Only several cases in Caucasian patients have been described. Neurological deterioration can only be stopped by surgical decompression. We report a 63-year-old Caucasian woman presenting with progressive pins-and-needles sensations in both hands, worsened by painful paresthesia in both lower extremities. MRI showed a dorsal compressive mass extending from C2 to Th3 vertebrae with myelopathy at the level of C6. A laminectomy was performed, which improved clinical symptoms. Histological examination showed CLF. Early recognition of CLF and early spinal cord decompression are needed to improve neurological outcome.
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