Spine Imaging: Case Review Series

✍ Scribed by Efrat Saraf-Lavi MD

• Publisher: Saunders
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 484
• Edition: 3
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Spine Imaging, a title in the popular Case Review Series, helps you effectively prepare for certification, recertification, and practice in spine imaging with case studies that test your knowledge of all essential topics. This medical reference book will show you how to make confident, final diagnoses through accurate pattern recognition, clinical correlation, and differential diagnosis.

"This book is likely to be most useful for (radiology) trainees in a neuroradiology department." Reviewed by: Gary Culpan, University of Bradford on behalf of RAD Magazine, Oct 14

•  Prepare effectively by reviewing 160 spine imaging cases, organized by level of difficulty, that mimic the new format of radiology certification and recertification exams. Every case includes at least 3 images and 4 multiple-choice review questions, along with rationales that explain why each answer is correct or incorrect.

• Ensure your knowledge is up to date with the aid of new and updated spinal imaging case studies covering modalities such as Spinal MRA imaging, SWI, CINE CSF flow, MR myelography and peripheral nerve imaging. New cases include discal cyst, polymyalgia rheumatica, Gaucher disease, pigmented villonodular synovitis, ventriculus terminalis cyst, and much more.

✦ Table of Contents

Series Editor
Spine Imaging
Copyright
Dedication
SERIES FOREWORD
BOOK FOREWORD
PREFACE
Acknowledgements
Case 1
Case 1
Tarlov Cyst
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Case 2
Case 2
Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
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Case 3
Case 3
Traumatic Vertebral Artery Occlusion
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Case 4
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Chiari I Malformation
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Case 5
Case 5
Calcified Intradural Meningioma
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Case 6
Case 6
Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow Imaging
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Case 7
Case 7
Benign Vertebral Hemangioma
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Case 8
Case 8
Spondylolytic Spondylolisthesis
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Case 9
Case 9
Midline Epidural Septum
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Case 10
Case 10
Lumbar Disk Extrusion
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Case 11
Case 11
Lipomyelomeningocele
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Case 12
Case 12
Neurofibromatosis Type 2
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Case 13
Case 13
Ankylosing Spondylitis
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Case 14
Case 14
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
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Case 15
Case 15
Cervical Spinal Stenosis
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Case 16
Case 16
Lipoma of the Conus Medullaris
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Case 17
Case 17
Fatty Filum Terminale
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Case 18
Case 18
Neurosarcoid Conus Medullaris
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Case 19
Case 19
History: A 62-year-old woman with a 3-year history of progressive hand numbness and weakness presents with increased limitation ...
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Case 20
Case 20
History: A 70-year-old woman presents with neck pain, Lhermitte’s sign, and upper extremity numbness
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Case 21
Case 21
History: A 70-year-old man presents with back pain
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Case 22
Case 22
History: A 60-year-old man presents with neck pain
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Case 23
Case 23
History: A 40-year-old woman presents with neck pain
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Case 24
Case 24
History: An 8-year-old boy was hit by a car while skateboarding
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Case 25
Case 25
History: A 66-year-old woman presents with a history of neck pain for the past 2 months and a fall 3 years prior
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Case 26
Case 26
History: A 73-year-old man with a history of a treated compression fracture 1 year ago presents with new back pain
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Case 27
Case 27
History: An 18-year-old woman presents with chronic back pain
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Case 28
Case 28
History: A 34-year-old woman presents with fever, headaches, and neck pain for the past 4 days and myelopathy on physical examin...
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Case 29
Case 29
History: A 54-year-old man presents with severe back pain and a history of back surgery 6 months ago
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Case 30
Case 30
History: A 54-year-old woman presents with lower back pain
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Case 31
Case 31
History: A 42-year-old man presents with severe low back pain and bilateral leg weakness
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Case 32
Case 32
History: A 50-year-old man presents with neck pain and radiculopathy
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Case 33
Case 33
History: A 44-year-old woman presents with a 2-week history of left leg pain and lower extremity weakness
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Case 34
Case 34
History: A 21-year-old man was involved in a motor vehicle accident
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Case 35
Case 35
History: A 66-year-old man previously presented with neck pain and radiculopathy; 6-month follow-up MRI was performed
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Case 36
Case 36
History: A 52-year-old woman presents with intractable low back pain, left leg numbness, and urinary incontinence
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Case 37
Case 37
History: A 16-year-old boy presents with nystagmus and spastic quadriparesis
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Case 38
Case 38
History: A 68-year-old woman presents with loss of motor and sensory function 2 years after undergoing posterior instrumented fu...
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Case 39
Case 39
History: A 60-year-old man is treated for cervical myelopathy
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Case 40
Case 40
History: A 37-year-old man presents with a 3-month history of low back pain radiating to the left thigh
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Case 41
Case 41
History: A 19-year-old man presents with a 4-month history of back pain and the recent onset of urinary incontinence
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Case 42
Case 42
History: A 60-year-old woman presents with the recent onset of severe lower back pain
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Case 43
Case 43
History: A 31-year-old man presents with a 2-year history of intermittent numbness and burning in the left anterior thigh
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Case 44
Case 44
History: A 30-year-old woman presents with back pain and cauda equina syndrome
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Case 45
Case 45
History: A 33-year-old man with a 6-month history of back pain, progressive weakness of the lower extremities, constipation, and...
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Case 46
Case 46
History: A 58-year-old woman presents with a 1-year history of back pain, left lower extremity pain, and numbness in the left fo...
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Case 47
Case 47
History: A 26-year-old man presents with a 7-month history of left-sided lower back pain
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Case 48
Case 48
History: A 52-year-old woman presents with shooting pain and numbness in the legs followed by loss of vision in her left eye
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Case 49
Case 49
History: A 38-year-old man presents with a long-standing history of progressive urinary and bowel incontinence, erectile dysfunc...
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Case 50
Case 50
History: A 45-year-old man presents with back pain and progressive paraparesis
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Case 51
Case 51
History: An 18-year-old woman presents with lower back pain and numbness in the left sciatic region
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Case 52
Case 52
History: A 45-year-old woman presents with left upper extremity numbness and tingling and mild weakness of the hand for 5 days
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Case 53
Case 53
History: A 43-year-old man presents with burning pain in the left flank and numbness in the left leg for 1 year
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Case 54
Case 54
History: A 61-year-old woman presents with progressive difficulty walking and bladder and bowel incontinence
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Case 55
Case 55
History: A 37-year-old woman presents with right lower extremity numbness, weakness, and tingling in the midabdomen
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Case 56
Case 56
History: A 78-year-old man presents with a 3-month history of pain in the midback
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Case 57
Case 57
History: A 66-year-old man presents with back pain and lower extremity numbness
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Case 58
Case 58
History: A 32-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with lower back pain, weakness, and numbness of the lower extr...
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Case 59
Case 59
History: Sacral dimples in four children of different ages are evaluated
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Case 60
Case 60
History: A 49-year-old man presents with acute worsening of neck pain for 3 days
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Case 61
Case 61
History: A 14-year-old girl develops acute paralysis and respiratory failure
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Case 62
Case 62
History: A 22-year-old woman is incidentally found to have a mediastinal mass on a chest x-ray done for a positive purified prot...
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Case 63
Case 63
History: A 63-year-old woman presents with urinary incontinence, progressive perineal numbness, and difficulty walking for the p...
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Case 64
Case 64
History: A 2-year-old girl presents with weakness and decreased appetite
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Case 65
Case 65
History: A 40-year-old man presents with stabbing neck pain radiating to the right arm and scapula for the past 5 years, relieve...
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Case 66
Case 66
History: A 35-year-old man presents with left lower back and buttock pain for the past 6 months. The pain is worse at night; ora...
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Case 67
Case 67
History: A 50-year-old patient presents with progressive numbness and weakness in the upper and lower extremities for the past 4...
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Case 68
Case 68
History: A 49-year-old woman with a history of resection of a posterior fossa tumor 17 years ago now presents with numbness in t...
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Case 69
Case 69
History: A 30-year-old woman with a history of long-standing multiple sclerosis presents with multiple episodes of numbness and ...
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Case 70
Case 70
History: A 45-year-old woman presents with neck pain radiating to the scapula and left arm pain, numbness, and tingling for the ...
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Case 71
Case 71
History: A 29-year-old woman who recently emigrated from India presents with a long-standing history of back pain between the sh...
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Case 72
Case 72
History: A 57-year-old man with a 2-year history of back pain and progressive lower extremity numbness for the past 8 months pre...
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Case 73
Case 73
History: A 19-year-old woman (patient 1) who was an unrestrained backseat passenger was ejected in a motor vehicle accident and ...
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Case 74
Case 74
History: A 30-year-old woman presents with a recent onset of upper and lower extremity weakness, sensory deficit, and urinary in...
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Case 75
Case 75
History: An 85-year-old man presents after falling off his bed
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Case 76
Case 76
History: A 42-year-old woman with a history of sinonasal cancer is found to have a cord lesion on MRI of the cervical spine
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Case 77
Case 77
History: A 65-year-old woman presents with midback pain
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Case 78
Case 78
History: A 45-year-old man presents with lower back pain and fever
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Case 79
Case 79
History: A 67-year-old man with vascular risk factors suddenly develops low back pain, followed by immediate weakness and sensor...
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Case 80
Case 80
History: A 67-year-old man has a 1-year history of intractable back and right flank pain and right leg tingling
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Case 81
Case 81
History: A 25-year-old man is injured in a motorcycle collision
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Case 82
Case 82
History: A 50-year-old woman presents with persistent low back pain for 6 years, with worsening over the past few months
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Case 83
Case 83
History: A 40-year-old man presents with constant back pain following a laminectomy performed 1 year ago
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Case 84
Case 84
History: A 53-year-old woman presents with left-sided numbness, left arm and hand weakness, and imbalance
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Case 85
Case 85
History: A 60-year-old woman presents with paraplegia and sphincter dysfunction
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Case 86
Case 86
History: A 64-year-old woman presents with midback pain without neurologic deficit
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Case 87
Case 87
History: A 70-year-old man presents with back pain
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Case 88
Case 88
History: A 29-year-old man presents with a 4-week history of numbness in the buttock, perineal area, and lower extremities, as w...
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Case 89
Case 89
History: A 50-year-old woman presents with leg weakness and numbness
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Case 90
Case 90
History: A 43-year-old woman presents with back pain radiating to the right leg. The patient has a history of keyhole laminectom...
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Case 91
Case 91
History: A 69-year-old woman presents with a history of worsening back pain for the past 2 years and lower extremity weakness
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Case 92
Case 92
History: A 51-year-old woman with low back pain for the past 2 years presents with cauda equina syndrome
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Case 93
Case 93
History: A 63-year-old woman presents with lower back pain
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Case 94
Case 94
History: A 55-year-old man presents with cauda equina syndrome
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Case 95
Case 95
History: A 44-year-old man with a history of a left heel skin lesion removed 5 years ago presents with back pain
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Case 96
Case 96
History: A 46-year-old woman presents with cutaneous lesions
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Case 97
Case 97
History: A 38-year-old African American man presents with bilateral lower extremity pain, weakness, and sensory loss
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Case 98
Case 98
History: A 52-year-old man presents with progressive lower extremity weakness
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Case 99
Case 99
History: A 16-year-old girl presents with lower extremity weakness and a history of fever, headache, and sore throat 3 weeks pri...
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Case 100
Case 100
History: A 54-year-old man presents with midback swelling
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Case 101
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History: A 41-year-old woman presents with neck pain
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Case 102
Case 102
History: The patient is a 6-year-old child with Down syndrome
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Case 103
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History: A 48-year-old woman presents with back pain and bilateral lower extremity weakness
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History: A 66-year-old man presents with neck pain and right arm pain and weakness
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Case 105
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History: A 16-year-old pedestrian was hit by a car
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Case 106
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History: A 60-year-old man presents with progressive numbness in the lower extremities for the past year and recent urinary inco...
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Case 107
Case 107
History: A 61-year-old woman presents with myelopathy
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Case 108
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History: A 35-year-old man presents with severe back pain and right posterior thigh and buttock pain
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Case 109
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History: A 58-year-old man who underwent back surgery 1 year ago presents with low back pain and radiculopathy
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Case 110
Case 110
History: A 55-year-old man presents with back and left hip pain and numbness of the left lower extremity
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Case 111
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History: A 49-year-old man presents with back pain
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Case 112
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History: A 40-year-old woman has a mass in the craniocervical junction that was found incidentally on a CT scan of the neck obta...
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Case 113
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History: A 48-year-old man presents with increasing neck pain
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Case 114
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History: A 37-year-old woman who sustained a spinal cord injury 15 years ago in a motor vehicle accident and was stabilized with...
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Case 115
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History: A 23-year-old man presents with back pain
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History: A 10-year-old boy presents with back pain
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History: A 60-year-old man with HIV is admitted for rash localized to the groin and left buttock area and decreased sensation in...
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Case 118
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History: A 57-year-old man presents with a history of neck pain and right upper and lower extremity weakness and hypoesthesia
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History: A 49-year-old woman presents with headache, neck pain, and cold sensation in the hands
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Case 120
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History: A 74-year-old woman who underwent T3-4 laminectomy for resection of an intradural meningioma 3 months earlier now prese...
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Case 121
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History: A 54-year-old man presents with neck and back pain
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History: A 63-year-old woman presents with left-sided sciatica
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History: A 53-year-old woman presents with a long history of back pain and hysterectomy 10 years ago
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History: A 57-year-old woman presents with difficulty walking and bilateral upper extremity weakness for the past several weeks
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History: A 43-year-old man with a history of recurrent bilateral optic neuritis and increasing lower extremity numbness for the ...
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History: A 63-year-old man presents with lower back pain
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History: An 81-year-old woman with a history of lung and colon cancer presents with complaints of recurrent headaches and neck p...
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History: A 55-year-old woman presents with a history of progressive paraparesis and rapidly progressive myelopathy
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History: A 37-year-old man presents with left upper back pain and scapular pain. The patient had surgery for resection of a cyst...
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History: A 17-year-old boy presents with left leg pain 6 weeks after lumbar diskectomy at L5-S1
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History: A 25-year-old man presents with neck pain and left arm numbness and tingling
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History: A 67-year-old patient presents with increasing intermittent back and leg pain over the last 2 months, which worsens whe...
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History: A 20-year-old woman presents with a history of neck pain and decreased range of motion for the past year and shooting p...
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History: A 39-year-old woman from the Bahamas presents with spastic paraparesis and progressive pain in the lower extremities fo...
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History: A 47-year-old man presents with a history of increasing back pain for the past 3 years
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History: A 60-year-old woman reports a several-week history of severe neck and shoulder pain and morning stiffness. X-rays of th...
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History: A 59-year-old man with a 2-year history of progressive gait dysfunction and spacticity
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History: A 23-year-old man who panicked while scuba diving and made a quick ascent from a depth of 50 meters
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History: A 39-year-old man presents with an acute onset of neck pain, extremity weakness, and difficulty breathing requiring int...
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History: A 4-day-old infant has malformed lower extremities
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History: A 9-year-old boy presents with acute torticollis
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History: A 40-year-old woman from Turkey complains of increasing back pain for the past 2 years
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History: A 63-year-old woman reports an episode of sudden severe back pain while standing in her kitchen
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History: A 33-year-old man presents with back pain and leg numbness
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History: A 28-year-old woman presents with back pain and lower extremity pain
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History: A 42-year-old woman presents with back pain for 2 years and burning sensation in her left leg for the past 2 weeks
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History: A 56-year-old man presents with back pain
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History: A 70-year-old woman presents with a history of back pain and left leg numbness
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History: A 27-year-old woman with a history of cataracts as a child developed lower extremity weakness 7 years ago and recently ...
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History: A 53-year-old woman with AIDS presents with severe upper back pain between the shoulders and progressive weakness of th...
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History: A 55-year-old man with end-stage renal disease who is on long-term hemodialysis presents with recent severe neck pain, ...
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History: A 35-year-old man presents with loss of strength in the fingers
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Case 153
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History: A 25-year-old, previously healthy woman presents with a 4-year history of progressive pain and disturbance of temperatu...
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History: A 25-year-old woman was involved in a motor vehicle collision
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History: A 60-year-old man presents with neck pain
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History: A 61-year-old man presents with a history of a boat accident 6 months earlier, resulting in cord injury and paralysis
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History: A 35-year-old man presents with a 2-month history of back pain, initially radiating to the right midback and then, 1 mo...
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History: A 25-year-old woman presents with a 4-month history of severe postural headaches
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History: A 63-year-old woman with a history of an ependymoma resected 10 years earlier presents with cervical myelopathy
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History: A 36-year-old woman presents with diminished lower extremity touch sensation and atrophy of the peroneal musculature
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