Pediatric idiopathic intervertebral disc calcification (PIIVDC) is a rare condition, with less than 200 cases reported to date.

In a vast majority of cases, children do not experience any pain symptoms, and therefore the diagnosis of calcification lesions is largely incidental. However, in some cases patients may experience pain within the spine or the head, nausea, possibly reduced range of motion of cervical spine or torticollis.

Epidemiology of intervertebral disc calcification reveals higher incidence in boys ¹⁾

The mean age of onset is 7.7 years ²⁾.

Most cases are reported to be selflimited with conservative management. In a study, Lam et al describe a case of PIIVDC presenting with acute incomplete spinal cord injury with Brown Sequard plus syndrome that was treated with surgery and demonstrate the subsequent rehabilitation time course ³⁾.