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A 78-YEAR-OLD woman had a 3-month history of progressive legweakness and paresthesias. She reported leg cramping but noradicular pain. There was no sphincter dysfunction. Neurologicexamination results showed Brown-Sequard syndrome with normalstrength in the left leg but mild dorsiflexion weakness on theright. She walked unsteadily and was unable to stand by herselfwithout support. Reflexes were brisk bilaterally. There wasan equivocal plantar response on the right. There was diminishedpin-prick and temperature sensation below the groin on the left.Vibration sense was absent in the right leg but intact on theleft. All sensory loss was below the lower thoracic region butthere was no clear sensory level.
A magnetic resonance imaging scan showed an enlarged lower thoracicspinal cord with T2 signal abnormalities at spinal levels T6to T10 but did not show a clear tumor or syrinx. There was amild improvement with . . . [Full Text of this Article]
