White cord syndrome—an unforeseen complication and diagnosis of exclusion: a case report and review of management

White cord syndrome—an unforeseen complication and diagnosis of exclusion: a case report and review of management

Abstract Background White cord syndrome is an unexpected and dreaded complication of decompression surgery in cervical myelopathy with an unforeseeable prognosis. Ischemic reperfusion injury has been advocated as an underlying pathophysiology. Not only must the surgeon be acquainted with this compli...

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Main Authors:	Vishal Kumar, Ankit Rai, Sarvdeep Singh Dhatt
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SpringerOpen 2023-09-01
Series:	Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery
Subjects:	White cord syndrome Cervical myelopathy Surgical decompression Reperfusion injury Case report
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s41984-023-00234-9

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