DELAYED NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS FROM THE SPONTANEOUS MIGRATION OF A BULLET IN THE LUMBOSACRAL SPINAL-CANAL - CASE-REPORT

Authors
AVCI SB ACIKGOZ B GUNDOGDU S
Citation
Sb. Avci et al., DELAYED NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS FROM THE SPONTANEOUS MIGRATION OF A BULLET IN THE LUMBOSACRAL SPINAL-CANAL - CASE-REPORT, Paraplegia, 33(9), 1995, pp. 541-542
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences,Surgery,Orthopedics
Journal title
Paraplegia → ACNP
ISSN journal
00311758
Volume
33
Issue
9
Year of publication
1995
Pages
541 - 542
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-1758(1995)33:9<541:DNSFTS>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
In a patient wounded by a gunshot in the abdomen, the bullet was radio logically located intradurally at S1 level. Although she had no neurol ogical deficit at admission, she developed pain and motor weakness a f ew days later. At operation the bullet was found at L4 level and its r emoval resulted in complete neurological recovery.