Transection of the spinal cord: a rare birth-related trauma.

Autor: Surendrababu, Narayanam R. S., Rao, Ankamma
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Zdroj: Pediatric Radiology; Jul2006, Vol. 36 Issue 7, p719-719, 1p
Abstrakt: The article presents a clinical image of a transection of the spinal cord. It features a 3-month-old girl with inability to move both lower limbs since birth following a difficult breech forceps delivery. The image shows loss of normal contour of the cord at C7 and D1 vertebral levels, and reveals intraspinal hematoma as low-signal hemosiderin in T2-weighted images with discontinuity of the cord as a sequela of a previous transection.
Databáze: Complementary Index