Paraplegia due to Spinal Cord Infarction After Lifting Heavy Objects. |
Sung Ho Lee, Sung Bum Kim, Seok Geun Choi, Young Jin Lim |
Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Kyung-Hee University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. sungbumi7@hanmail.net |
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ABSTRACT |
Spinal cord infarction is uncommon and usually presents with sudden onset of motor and sensory disturbances. We report a case of a 64-year-old women without previous medical history, who presented with acute onset of paraplegia after lifting. However, radiologic examinations did not show any abnormal lesion in the spinal cord. And, cerebrospinal fluid studies also showed no remarkable findings. This case illustrates the cause of spontaneous paraplegia after lifting injury and we consider the presumptive cause of paraplegia as spinal cord infarction. |
Key Words:
Paraplegia; Lifting; Spinal cord infarction |
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