Delayed paraplegia in an adult patient with spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality of dorsal spine: A lesson learned
Autor: | Dinesh Khandelwal, Sachin Tomar, Ashok K. Gupta, Amitesh Dubey |
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Rok vydání: | 2018 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Delayed paraplegia medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality Case Report dorsal spine injury Magnetic resonance imaging General Medicine medicine.disease Bed rest Hyperintensity Surgery Myelopathy medicine.anatomical_structure noncompressive myelopathy medicine magnetic resonance imaging spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality Spinal canal Abnormality business Paraplegia |
Zdroj: | Asian Journal of Neurosurgery |
ISSN: | 2248-9614 1793-5482 |
Popis: | Noncompressive myelopathy of lower dorsal spine secondary to trauma is a rare event. We report a case of delayed paraplegia in a patient with a history of road traffic accident. The X-ray of dorsolumbar spine did not show any abnormality. Magnetic resonance imaging of dorsolumbar spine was performed which showed the presence of central T2-weighted hyperintensities from D10–D11 to D12–L1 level. No associated bony injury was documented, and the integrity of the spinal canal was maintained. The patient was managed conservatively with bed rest, and steroids were given. However, the patient did not show any signs of improvement after 1 month of follow-up. |
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