"Post-surgical cord herniation can occur at any level, usually dorsally in the cervical region following laminectomy 2. The remainder of this article deals with spontaneous ventral thoracic herniation."
Expected headings
"CT myelography"
"MRI"
"History and etymology"
"Depending on the amount of signal abnormality within the cord, other causes of intramedullary cysts/abnormal signal should also be considered and contrast is important to exclude an intramedullary mass (e.g. ependymoma)."