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A 16-YEAR-OLD boy complained of progressively worsening weaknessof his legs and neck pain aggravated by movement of 1 month'sduration. This was followed by the development of weakness inhis arms. There were no sphincter disturbances or constitutionalsymptoms. He had nothing of note in his or his family's medicalhistory. On examination he was found to have spastic quadriparesiswith an inverted supinator but no sensory level. Neck movementswere restricted. On examination of his throat there was a bulgein the posterior pharyngeal wall. No other abnormalities werefound in the general examination or examination of his cardiovascularand respiratory systems and abdomen. A plain x-ray film of hiscervical spine showed no abnormalities. A cervical myelogramshowed an extradural compression from C1 through C7 (Figure 1).A computed tomographic scan of this region showed a fluid-filledsac in the prevertebral region with extension into . . . [Full Text of this Article]
