Stab wound of the neck: potential pitfalls in management

The authors describe the case history of a patient who was stabbed in the back of his neck with a knife and who later presented with a Brown-Séquard syndrome attributable to cervical spinal cord damage. Myelography and CT revealed a compressive extradural lesion shown at exploratory operation to be...

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Published in:Archives of emergency medicine 1989-09, Vol.6 (3), p.225-229
Main Authors: Page, R D, Lye, R H
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Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Emergency Service, Hospital
England
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Injuries of the nervous system and the skull. Diseases due to physical agents
Laminectomy
Male
Medical sciences
Myelography
Neck Injuries
Spinal Cord Injuries - diagnostic imaging
Spinal Cord Injuries - etiology
Spinal Cord Injuries - surgery
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
Wounds, Stab - complications
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description The authors describe the case history of a patient who was stabbed in the back of his neck with a knife and who later presented with a Brown-Séquard syndrome attributable to cervical spinal cord damage. Myelography and CT revealed a compressive extradural lesion shown at exploratory operation to be a loculus of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The loculus had formed as a consequence of leakage of CSF through a dural tear caused by the knife. Evacuation of this loculus resulted in some neurological improvement. The necessity of obtaining a clear history and of performing a thorough clinical examination is explained. The need to admit patients in whom stab wounds of the neck have transgressed subcutaneous fat is reiterated. Early referral to a neurosurgeon is advised for those patients with neurological deficits.
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Laminectomy
Male
Medical sciences
Myelography
Neck Injuries
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Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
Wounds, Stab - complications
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