Most of the site will reflect the ongoing surgical activity of Prof. Munir Elias MD., PhD. with brief slides and weekly activity. For reference to the academic and theoretical part, you are welcome to visit  neurosurgery.tv

The patient started to complain of neck pain for 1 month and the last 2 weeks exacerbation of the pain with right radicular syndrome . MRI cervical spine done 04-November-2005 showing huge PCD C4-5 with right upward migration and malacia of the spinal cord due to compression. On examination, he had weak grip and extension of the right hand with weak triceps right arm. He had hypalgesia of the median nerve territory right side with parahypalgesia at the nipple level with weak both lower limbs more pronounced in the right side. Discectomy C4-5 done with removal of the extrusion. Prompt postoperative recovery.