High thoracic ossification of ligamentum flavum causing partial Horner syndrome

Dong Ha Kim; Su Hun Lee; Jun Seok Lee; Geun Sung Song; Dong Wuk Son

doi:10.1080/02688697.2018.1441976

High thoracic ossification of ligamentum flavum causing partial Horner syndrome

Br J Neurosurg. 2021 Apr;35(2):231-232. doi: 10.1080/02688697.2018.1441976. Epub 2018 Feb 28.

Authors

Dong Ha Kim¹, Su Hun Lee¹, Jun Seok Lee¹, Geun Sung Song¹, Dong Wuk Son¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, South Korea.

PMID: 29490510
DOI: 10.1080/02688697.2018.1441976

Abstract

We report a case of high thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) causing a partial Horner's syndrome. A 57-year-old man developed a walking disorder, as well as right-sided miosis and anhidrosis. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a spinal cord compressing T2-T3 OLF. The patient improved after surgery.

Keywords: Horner syndrome; Thoracic myelopathy; ligamentum flavum; ossification.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Decompression, Surgical
Horner Syndrome* / diagnosis
Horner Syndrome* / etiology
Humans
Ligamentum Flavum* / diagnostic imaging
Ligamentum Flavum* / surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Ossification, Heterotopic* / diagnosis
Ossification, Heterotopic* / diagnostic imaging
Osteogenesis
Spinal Cord Diseases* / surgery
Thoracic Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
Thoracic Vertebrae / surgery