Expert’s Comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Idiopathic spinal cord herniation: consideration of its pathogenesis based on the histopathology of the dura mater’’ by S. Shimizu et al. (Eur Spine J; 2017. DOI 10.1007/s00586-017-5147-y)

[摘要] The authors present a case of a 33 years gentleman presenting with leg spasticity and hyperesthesia, due to a ventrally displaced spinal cord at the T5/6 level [1]. This is an interesting case with histological assessment of the dural edges, which were biopsied at the time of repair of an idiopathic spinal cord herniation. The report is clear and well-presented.