Decompressive surgery in a patient with hyperostosis corticalis generalisata for relief of cognitive disability and dysaesthesia

TY - JOUR

T1 - Decompressive surgery in a patient with hyperostosis corticalis generalisata for relief of cognitive disability and dysaesthesia

AU - Datema, Mirjam

AU - Appelman-Dijkstra, Natasha M

AU - Hoyng, Stefan A

AU - Verstegen, Marco J T

AU - Koot, Radboud W

PY - 2015/7

Y1 - 2015/7

N2 - A 28-year-old man with genetically confirmed hyperostosis corticalis generalisata (Van Buchem disease) suffered from headache and progressive cognitive and sensibility disorders. Bone formation of the skull was ongoing, leading to narrowing of the intracranial space and foramen magnum. A large bilateral frontoparietal craniotomy and decompression of the foramen magnum resulted in almost complete relief of his symptoms. This is the first report on successful decompressive surgery as a treatment of cognitive impairment and dysaesthesia.

AB - A 28-year-old man with genetically confirmed hyperostosis corticalis generalisata (Van Buchem disease) suffered from headache and progressive cognitive and sensibility disorders. Bone formation of the skull was ongoing, leading to narrowing of the intracranial space and foramen magnum. A large bilateral frontoparietal craniotomy and decompression of the foramen magnum resulted in almost complete relief of his symptoms. This is the first report on successful decompressive surgery as a treatment of cognitive impairment and dysaesthesia.

U2 - 10.1007/s00701-015-2445-1

DO - 10.1007/s00701-015-2445-1

M3 - Article

C2 - 25976340

SN - 0001-6268

VL - 157

SP - 1215-8; discussion 1219

JO - Acta Neurochirurgica

JF - Acta Neurochirurgica

IS - 7

ER -