Late-onset “white cord syndrome” in an elderly patient after posterior cervical decompression and fusion: a case report

In 2013, a rare early complication following cervical decompression the so-called “white cord syndrome” (WCS) was described for first time. This designation was given on the basis of the postoperative appearance of intramedullary hypertense areas in T2-MRI, resulting in devastating neurological damage. To our knowledge, only three cases of WCS have been published; we hereby present the fourth case, but the first one with late-onset presentation of this syndrome