Posttraumatic ascending myelopathy after spinal cord injury in a young man: A case report
Abstract A 29‐year‐old man developed subacute posttraumatic ascending myelopathy 5 days after a spinal cord injury. He developed a fever and a blood culture showed an Alkaligenes spp. infection. Despite antibiotic and high‐dose corticosteroid therapy, same neurological deficits persisted, and a foll...
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| author | Mostafa Esmaeilnia Mona Asadi Hussein Sharara |
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| description | Abstract A 29‐year‐old man developed subacute posttraumatic ascending myelopathy 5 days after a spinal cord injury. He developed a fever and a blood culture showed an Alkaligenes spp. infection. Despite antibiotic and high‐dose corticosteroid therapy, same neurological deficits persisted, and a follow‐up MRI showed atrophy and swelling in the cervical cord. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a0b678eb8f2d429d98a8b37d38ba4edb2022-12-22T04:31:10ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042022-08-01108n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.5997Posttraumatic ascending myelopathy after spinal cord injury in a young man: A case reportMostafa Esmaeilnia0Mona Asadi1Hussein Sharara2Department of Neurological Surgery, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran IranNeurologist, Department of neurology Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences Sabzevar IranResident of neurology Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad IranAbstract A 29‐year‐old man developed subacute posttraumatic ascending myelopathy 5 days after a spinal cord injury. He developed a fever and a blood culture showed an Alkaligenes spp. infection. Despite antibiotic and high‐dose corticosteroid therapy, same neurological deficits persisted, and a follow‐up MRI showed atrophy and swelling in the cervical cord.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5997neurologic deteriorationrare conditionspinal cordvertebrae fracture |
| spellingShingle | Mostafa Esmaeilnia Mona Asadi Hussein Sharara Posttraumatic ascending myelopathy after spinal cord injury in a young man: A case report Clinical Case Reports neurologic deterioration rare condition spinal cord vertebrae fracture |
| title | Posttraumatic ascending myelopathy after spinal cord injury in a young man: A case report |
| title_full | Posttraumatic ascending myelopathy after spinal cord injury in a young man: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Posttraumatic ascending myelopathy after spinal cord injury in a young man: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Posttraumatic ascending myelopathy after spinal cord injury in a young man: A case report |
| title_short | Posttraumatic ascending myelopathy after spinal cord injury in a young man: A case report |
| title_sort | posttraumatic ascending myelopathy after spinal cord injury in a young man a case report |
| topic | neurologic deterioration rare condition spinal cord vertebrae fracture |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5997 |
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