An unusual cause of traumatic spinal cord injury: Case report

Traumatic spinal cord injuries occurring after cardiac arrest are rare. In such cases, injury to the cervical cord may result from the intubation of a patient during resuscitation. We report a very unusual case where cardiac arrest occurring during cardiac rehabilitation resulted in an unexpected tr...

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Published in:Spinal cord 1997-03, Vol.35 (3), p.181-182
Main Authors: Clinchot, D M, Colachis, S C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anatomy
Biological and medical sciences
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
case-report
Exercise Therapy
Heart Arrest - complications
Heart Arrest - pathology
Heart Arrest - rehabilitation
Human Physiology
Humans
Injuries of the nervous system and the skull. Diseases due to physical agents
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Neurochemistry
Neuropsychology
Neurosciences
Spinal Cord - pathology
Spinal Cord Injuries - etiology
Spinal Cord Injuries - pathology
Spinal Cord Injuries - surgery
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
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Summary:Traumatic spinal cord injuries occurring after cardiac arrest are rare. In such cases, injury to the cervical cord may result from the intubation of a patient during resuscitation. We report a very unusual case where cardiac arrest occurring during cardiac rehabilitation resulted in an unexpected traumatic cervical spinal cord injury.
ISSN:1362-4393
1476-5624
DOI:10.1038/sj.sc.3100363