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Child's Nervous System
Published in: Child's Nervous System 8/2009

01-08-2009 | Case Report

Pediatric intervertebral disk calcification in childhood: three case reports and review of literature

Authors: Charlotte Lernout, Hervé Haas, Amandine Rubio, Jacques Griffet

Published in: Child's Nervous System | Issue 8/2009

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Abstract

Introduction

Intervertebral disk calcification is a rare childhood disease. The etiology of disk calcification in children remains unclear.

Case reports

We report three cases of children with cervical disk calcification. Their clinical manifestations are very different. The first patient mainly had a neurological deficiency. The second had neck pain and muscular deficit of the left musculus deltoideus. The third had isolated strong neck pain. By presenting these three cases, we want to recall the different symptoms that correspond to this disease and discuss the decisions to be made in regard to radiological investigation and treatment.

Discussion

Healing takes place spontaneously after several days, and the calcifications disappears after about 6 months after a stage of fragmentation. Conservative treatment by immobilization of the spine and analgesic therapy are sufficient. Operative treatment should be reserved for severe radicular pain or for significant and persistent sensorimotor deficits from either root or spinal cord compression.
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Metadata
Title
Pediatric intervertebral disk calcification in childhood: three case reports and review of literature
Authors
Charlotte Lernout
Hervé Haas
Amandine Rubio
Jacques Griffet
Publication date
01-08-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Child's Nervous System / Issue 8/2009
Print ISSN: 0256-7040
Electronic ISSN: 1433-0350
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-009-0869-8

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