Phrenic nerve neurotization using the spinal accessory nerve for diaphragmatic palsy in extensive high spinal cord injury secondary to idiopathic acute transverse myelitis
The authors present a case of functional improvement of diaphragmatic paralysis in extensive high spinal cord injury, performing a neurotization of the phrenic nerve with the spinal accessory nerve. A C2-C5 injury of the spinal cord was diagnosed in a 15 years old female, secondary to idiopathic acu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brazilian Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Archives of Pediatric Neurosurgery |
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| Online Access: | https://www.archpedneurosurg.com.br/pkp/index.php/sbnped2019/article/view/56 |