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Spinal magnetic resonance imaging and intraoperative findings. Spinal magnetic resonance imaging showed the spinal cord was distorted ((A) sagittal T1-weighted imaging; (B) sagittal T2-weighted imaging; (C) the yellow line indicating the locating plane; (D) axial T2-weighted imaging). (E-G) Intraoperatively, a dural defect was found (white arrowheads), and surgical reduction of the herniated spinal cord (white arrows) was performed.
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Spinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated ventral displacement of the spinal cord at the C7-T1 levels, and there seemed to be a cuneiform space-occupying lesion dorsal to the spinal cord with hypointensity on T1-weighted imaging and hyperintensity on T2-weighted imaging (Figures 1A-D). Further exploration revealed a defect in the ventral dura, which was approximately 1 cm x 2 cm in size, and the spinal cord herniated to the epidural space through the defect (Figures 1E-G).