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ArticleCureus2023

Unexpected Recovery: A Report on the Spontaneous Regression of a Herniated Cervical Disc.

Sara Aljohani, Maryam Alshanqiti, Moajeb Alzahrani

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Sara AljohaniCollage of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, SAU.
Maryam AlshanqitiDepartment of Neurosurgery, King Fahad General Hospital, Madinah, SAU.
Moajeb AlzahraniDepartment of Neurosurgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, SAU.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe a case in which a herniated cervical disc was compressing the spinal cord. Surgical treatment was offered based on the patient's symptoms and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), but the patient declined. The patient's symptoms were relieved after 10 months of nonsurgical intervention, and a subsequent MRI revealed that the cervical disc herniation (CDH) had regressed. This phenomenon is well established in the lumbar region but remains rare in the cervical spine. We recommend opting for conservative management and frequent follow-ups for patients with CDH unless they present with a surgical urgency.

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cervical disccervical disc herniationherniated discmagnetic resonance imagingspontaneous regression

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PMID37546141
PMCPMC10403679

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