SEGMENTAL FASCICULATIONS AS A LATE SEQUEL OF SPINAL-CORD INJURY

Authors
LINN FHH FRANSSEN H NOTERMANS NC RAMOS LMP WOKKE JHJ
Citation
Fhh. Linn et al., SEGMENTAL FASCICULATIONS AS A LATE SEQUEL OF SPINAL-CORD INJURY, Clinical neurology and neurosurgery, 96(2), 1994, pp. 174-177
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences,Surgery
Journal title
Clinical neurology and neurosurgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
03038467
Volume
96
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
174 - 177
Database
ISI
SICI code
0303-8467(1994)96:2<174:SFAALS>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
In two patients with a history of spinal cord injury many years ago fa sciculations developed in muscles belonging to previously damaged segm ents. In both patients MRI of the cervical spine showed an area of abn ormal signal intensity representing a cavity, near the level of the ne urological abnormalities and the cord injury. During a 4-year follow-u p period no new neurological or MRI abnormalities were detected. A hyp othesis for the genesis of fasciculations following spinal cord injury is presented.