Acrodysostosis and spinal canal involvement.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Acrodysostosis is a rare syndrome characterized by peripheral dysostosis, nasal hypoplasia, and frequently mental retardation. Only two adult cases of acrodysostosis have been reported to have neurological symptoms.

CASE DESCRIPTION:

We report one additional adult case that presented with signs of spinal cord compression from spinal stenosis, and make the first histologic description in the literature of the bony anomalies seen in acrodysostosis. The patient had a T3 to T5 laminectomy and experienced a complete recovery.

CONCLUSIONS:

Special attention should be given to these patients to detect signs of spinal stenosis, as early decompression can lead to neurological recovery.

• Authors: Georges Abi Lahoud, Nohra Chalouhi, Pascal Jabbour
• Journal: World neurosurgery (World Neurosurg) 2014 Sep-Oct Vol. 82 Issue 3-4 Pg. 537.e9-11 ISSN: 1878-8769 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 23548849 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Decompression, Surgical (methods)
• Dysostoses (complications, surgery)
• Female
• Humans
• Intellectual Disability (complications, surgery)
• Laminectomy
• Neurologic Examination
• Neurosurgical Procedures (methods)
• Osteochondrodysplasias (complications, surgery)
• Recovery of Function
• Spinal Canal (pathology, surgery)
• Spinal Cord Compression (etiology)
• Spinal Diseases (complications, surgery)
• Spinal Stenosis (etiology)
• Treatment Outcome
• Young Adult