PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Karabekir, H. Selim
AU  - Yildizhan, Ahmet
AU  - Balci, Canan
AU  - Atar, Elmas K.
TI  - Spontaneous regression of lumbar disc herniation
DP  - 2007 Jan 01
TA  - Neurosciences Journal
PG  - 76--78
VI  - 12
IP  - 1
4099  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/12/1/76.short
4100  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/12/1/76.full
SO  - Neurosciences (Riyadh)2007 Jan 01; 12
AB  - We present 3 cases of spontaneous regression of lumbar herniated disc. The disc regression correlated with clinical improvement documented by MRI studies. Although the phenomenon of spontaneous disappearance of decrease in size of herniated disc fragments is well known, the exact mechanism underlying this process remains unclear. We discuss 3 possible explanations for disc regression: retraction into the vertebral space, dehydration/shrinkage, and resorption due to inflammatory reaction.