Subacute posttraumatic ascending myelopathy after spinal cord injury - Report of three cases

Authors
Belanger, E Picard, C Lacerte, D Lavallee, P Levi, ADO
Citation
E. Belanger et al., Subacute posttraumatic ascending myelopathy after spinal cord injury - Report of three cases, J NEUROSURG, 93(2), 2000, pp. 294-299
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Neurology,"Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY
ISSN journal
00223085 → ACNP
Volume
93
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Supplement
S
Pages
294 - 299
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3085(200010)93:2<294:SPAMAS>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Subacute posttraumatic ascending myelopathy is a rare disorder, unrelated t o syrinx formation or mechanical instability, that may gradually emerge wit hin the first 1 to 2 weeks after a spinal cord injury. The authors describe three patients with this syndrome and discuss its possible causes as well as its clinical presentation, imaging characteristics, treatment, and patie nt prognosis.