Dynamics of neurological deficit after surgical decompression of symptomatic vertebral metastases.

Study Design: We conducted a retrospective study to examination the influence of preoperative duration of symptoms on the clinical outcome of patients that underwent surgical decompression because of neurologic deficit in metastatic disease of the spine. OBJECTIVES.: Our aim was to investigate possible correlations between the duration of neurologic deficit before surgery and postoperative outcome with respect to neural recovery in patients with spinal metastases, and second, based on those results, propose criteria for the timing of surgery in these patients.

Eosinophilic granuloma of the cervical spine.

Study Design: A meta-analysis was performed based on 53 cases of cervical eosinophilic granuloma reported in the literature and 1 in an adult treated by the authors.

Objective: To stress the clinical and radiologic differences between cervical and thoracolumbar spinal eosinophilic granuloma and to point out differences between adults and children with cervical eosinophilic granuloma to avoid false diagnosis.

Summary Of Background Data: Until now, cervical eosinophilic granuloma has been reported in 43 children and 9 adults.