Nontraumatic Disc Herniation as a Cause of Unusual Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy

Abstract

A 55-year-old previously healthy woman with an insignificant medical history presented to the ED for evaluation of rightsided numbness, tingling, and inability to sense temperature. The patient stated the numbness and tingling first began in her right leg and thigh 2 months earlier, and had progressively worsened to her entire right-side. She said she first experienced the thermoanesthesia while taking a shower the morning of presentation. While showering, the patient noted that she could not feel any hot or cold sensation on the right side of her body, including her right leg and arm. She also reported decreased sensation to her extremities on the right side. She denied any new weakness, headache, chest pain, shortness of breath, fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, back pain, neck pain, or any other symptoms. In addition, she denied any difficulty swallowing, A 55-year-old previously healthy woman presented for evaluation of worsening right-sided numbness and thermoanesthesia.