Hérnias discais dorso-lumbares e síndrome da cauda equina como complicações da doença de Scheuermann: relato de caso Translated title: Thoracic lumbar herniated disc and cauda equina syndrome as complications of Scheuermann disease: a case report

Abstract

É descrito o caso de um paciente com compressão medular por hérnia discal torácica sem paraplegia e síndrome da cauda equina por lesões espondilodiscais, com pequenas protrusões em L4-L5 e L5-S1, associadas à doença de Scheuermann. O paciente recuperou-se com tratamento clínico em seis meses. O estudo radiológico do caso com radiografias simples, mielografia, tomografia computadorizada e ressonância magnética da coluna vertebral e o estudo eletroneuromiográfico indica haver correspondência precisa entre o quadro clínico e as degenerações ósteo-disco-ligamentosas da coluna lombar com as raízes espinhais afetadas e hérnias lombares, assim como as seqüelas ósseas da distrofia raquídea da doença de Scheuermann.

Translated abstract

The author reports the case of a patient with spinal cord compression by a thoracic herniated disc without paraplegia as well as a cauda equina syndrome due to spondylotic and discai lesions, with small protrusions of the L4-L5 and L5-S1 discs associated with Scheuermann disease. There was complete recovery in six months with clinical treatment. The radiological evaluation using standard radiography, myelography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging of the vertebral column, and electromyographic evaluation indicate a precise correlation between clinical picture and the distribution and course of lumbar spinal cord degenerations. Furthermore, a strong correlation was also found with hernias, roots and the bony sequalae of spinal cord dystrophy found in Scheuermann disease.