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SERVİKAL LAMİNEKTOMİ SONRASI EPİDURAL HEMATOM VE LHERMİTTE BULGUSU: OLGU SUNUMU

Year 2019, Volume: 21 Issue: 1, 126 - 129, 30.04.2019
https://doi.org/10.24938/kutfd.475142

Abstract

Boyun
fleksiyonu ile ekstremitelere ve gövdeye yayılan elektriklenme hissi Lhermitte
bulgusu olarak tanımlanmaktadır ve spinal kordun servikal bölgede etkilenmiş olabileceğini
düşündürmektedir. Altmış dokuz yaşında erkek hastaya servikal spinal stenoz ve
myelopati nedeniyle yapılan C
3-4-5 unilateral hemilaminektomi
bilateral dekompresyon sonrası 12. saatte hastanı kollara ve bacaklara yayılan
elektriklenme hissi tariflemesi üzerine yapılan servikal manyetik rezonans
görüntülemesinde operasyon bölgesinde hematom görülmesi üzerine tekrar
operasyona alındı. Hematom boşaltılmasını takiben bu bulgu kayboldu. Lhermitte
bulgusunun görüldüğü klinik durumlar çok çeşitli olabilmektedir. Servikal
kordun posterior kısımlarındaki demiyelinizasyon sonucu ortaya çıktığı
düşünülür. Sensitif bir bulgu olmamasına rağmen servikal kompresif myelopati
için spesifitesi yüksektir. Operasyon sonrası Lhermitte bulgusunun görülmesi
kord kompresyonuna işaret edebileceğinden dikkatli olunmalı ve ileri tetkikler
düşünülmelidir.

References

  • 1. Khare S, Seth D. Lhermitte’s Sign: The current status. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2015;18(2):154-6.
  • 2. Newton HB, Rea GL. Lhermitte's sign as a presenting symptom of primary spinal cord tumor. J Neuro-Oncology. 1996;29(2):183-8.
  • 3. Mul VE, de Jong JM, Murrer LH, van den Ende PL, Houben RM, Lacko M et al.. Lhermitte sign and myelopathy after irradiation of the cervical spinal cord in radiotherapy treatment of head and neck cancer. Strahlenther Onkol. 2012;188(1):71-6.
  • 4. Kempster PA, Rollinson RD. The Lhermitte phenomenon: Variant forms and their significance. J Clin Neurosci. 2008;15(4):379-81.
  • 5. Kanchandani R, Howe JG. Lhermitte's sign in multiple sclerosis: a clinical survey and review of the literature. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1982;45(4):308-12.
  • 6. Teive HA, Haratz S, Zavala J, Munhoz RP, Scola RH, Werneck LC. Lhermitte’s sign and vitamin B12 deficiency: Case report. Sao Paulo Med J. 2009;127(3):171-3.
  • 7. Sagiuchi T, Tachibana S, Sato K, Shimizu S, Kobayashi I, Oka H et al. Lhermitte sign during yawning associated with congenital partial aplasia of the posterior arch of the atlas. AJNR. 2006;27(2):258-60.

Lhermitte’s Sign Due to Epidural Hematoma after Cervical Laminectomy: A Case Report

Year 2019, Volume: 21 Issue: 1, 126 - 129, 30.04.2019
https://doi.org/10.24938/kutfd.475142

Abstract

Lhermitte’s
sign describes an electric shock-like sensation that radiates down the trunk
and limbs with flexion of the neck. This symptom may show injury of spinal cord
at cervical levels. A 69-years-old male had C
3-4-5 cervical spinal
stenosis and myelopathy. The patient described an electric shock-like sensation
which radiated to limbs at postoperative 12th hour after C
3-4-5 left
sided unilateral hemilaminectomy and bilateral decompression. There was an
epidural hematoma that compressed spinal cord at the level of hemilaminectomy
in magnetic resonance imaging. We performed an immediate surgery and evacuated
the hematoma. Lhermitte’s sign dissapeared after surgery. Lhermitte’s sign
could be seen in various conditions and the pathophysiology is described as the
demyelination of dorsal column of the spinal cord, at the cervical level. It
has poor sensitivity but good specificity in cervical compressive myelopathy.



Postoperative
new onset Lhermitte’s sign can indicate cord compression. The patient must be
evaluated with further examinations.

References

  • 1. Khare S, Seth D. Lhermitte’s Sign: The current status. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2015;18(2):154-6.
  • 2. Newton HB, Rea GL. Lhermitte's sign as a presenting symptom of primary spinal cord tumor. J Neuro-Oncology. 1996;29(2):183-8.
  • 3. Mul VE, de Jong JM, Murrer LH, van den Ende PL, Houben RM, Lacko M et al.. Lhermitte sign and myelopathy after irradiation of the cervical spinal cord in radiotherapy treatment of head and neck cancer. Strahlenther Onkol. 2012;188(1):71-6.
  • 4. Kempster PA, Rollinson RD. The Lhermitte phenomenon: Variant forms and their significance. J Clin Neurosci. 2008;15(4):379-81.
  • 5. Kanchandani R, Howe JG. Lhermitte's sign in multiple sclerosis: a clinical survey and review of the literature. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1982;45(4):308-12.
  • 6. Teive HA, Haratz S, Zavala J, Munhoz RP, Scola RH, Werneck LC. Lhermitte’s sign and vitamin B12 deficiency: Case report. Sao Paulo Med J. 2009;127(3):171-3.
  • 7. Sagiuchi T, Tachibana S, Sato K, Shimizu S, Kobayashi I, Oka H et al. Lhermitte sign during yawning associated with congenital partial aplasia of the posterior arch of the atlas. AJNR. 2006;27(2):258-60.
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Primary Language Turkish
Subjects Health Care Administration
Journal Section Case Reports
Authors

Mustafa Öğden 0000-0002-7129-0936

Süleyman Akkaya 0000-0003-0597-1861

Alemiddin Özdemir 0000-0002-5431-7287

Mehmet Faik Özveren This is me 0000-0001-7768-1519

Publication Date April 30, 2019
Submission Date October 26, 2018
Published in Issue Year 2019 Volume: 21 Issue: 1

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APA Öğden, M., Akkaya, S., Özdemir, A., Özveren, M. F. (2019). SERVİKAL LAMİNEKTOMİ SONRASI EPİDURAL HEMATOM VE LHERMİTTE BULGUSU: OLGU SUNUMU. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine, 21(1), 126-129. https://doi.org/10.24938/kutfd.475142
AMA Öğden M, Akkaya S, Özdemir A, Özveren MF. SERVİKAL LAMİNEKTOMİ SONRASI EPİDURAL HEMATOM VE LHERMİTTE BULGUSU: OLGU SUNUMU. Kırıkkale Uni Med J. April 2019;21(1):126-129. doi:10.24938/kutfd.475142
Chicago Öğden, Mustafa, Süleyman Akkaya, Alemiddin Özdemir, and Mehmet Faik Özveren. “SERVİKAL LAMİNEKTOMİ SONRASI EPİDURAL HEMATOM VE LHERMİTTE BULGUSU: OLGU SUNUMU”. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine 21, no. 1 (April 2019): 126-29. https://doi.org/10.24938/kutfd.475142.
EndNote Öğden M, Akkaya S, Özdemir A, Özveren MF (April 1, 2019) SERVİKAL LAMİNEKTOMİ SONRASI EPİDURAL HEMATOM VE LHERMİTTE BULGUSU: OLGU SUNUMU. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine 21 1 126–129.
IEEE M. Öğden, S. Akkaya, A. Özdemir, and M. F. Özveren, “SERVİKAL LAMİNEKTOMİ SONRASI EPİDURAL HEMATOM VE LHERMİTTE BULGUSU: OLGU SUNUMU”, Kırıkkale Uni Med J, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 126–129, 2019, doi: 10.24938/kutfd.475142.
ISNAD Öğden, Mustafa et al. “SERVİKAL LAMİNEKTOMİ SONRASI EPİDURAL HEMATOM VE LHERMİTTE BULGUSU: OLGU SUNUMU”. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine 21/1 (April 2019), 126-129. https://doi.org/10.24938/kutfd.475142.
JAMA Öğden M, Akkaya S, Özdemir A, Özveren MF. SERVİKAL LAMİNEKTOMİ SONRASI EPİDURAL HEMATOM VE LHERMİTTE BULGUSU: OLGU SUNUMU. Kırıkkale Uni Med J. 2019;21:126–129.
MLA Öğden, Mustafa et al. “SERVİKAL LAMİNEKTOMİ SONRASI EPİDURAL HEMATOM VE LHERMİTTE BULGUSU: OLGU SUNUMU”. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine, vol. 21, no. 1, 2019, pp. 126-9, doi:10.24938/kutfd.475142.
Vancouver Öğden M, Akkaya S, Özdemir A, Özveren MF. SERVİKAL LAMİNEKTOMİ SONRASI EPİDURAL HEMATOM VE LHERMİTTE BULGUSU: OLGU SUNUMU. Kırıkkale Uni Med J. 2019;21(1):126-9.

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