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Pediatric Radiology
Published in: Pediatric Radiology 7/2006

01-07-2006 | Clinical Image

Transection of the spinal cord: a rare birth-related trauma

Authors: Narayanam R. S. Surendrababu, Ankamma Rao

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 7/2006

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A 3-month-old girl presented with inability to move both lower limbs since birth following a difficult breech forceps delivery. On examination there was hypotonia in the lower limbs with brisk knee and ankle jerks and extensor plantars. US (Fig. 1) showed loss of normal contour of the cord at C7 and D1 vertebral levels. MRI (Fig. 2) revealed intraspinal hematoma as low-signal hemosiderin in T2-weighted images with discontinuity of the cord as a sequela of a previous transection. …
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Simon L, Perreaux F, Devictor D, et al (1999) Clinical and radiological diagnosis of spinal cord birth injury. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 81:235–236CrossRef
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Mills JF, Dargaville PA, Coleman LT, et al (2001) Upper cervical spinal cord injury in neonates: the use of magnetic resonance imaging. J Pediatr 138:105–108CrossRefPubMed
Metadata
Title
Transection of the spinal cord: a rare birth-related trauma
Authors
Narayanam R. S. Surendrababu
Ankamma Rao
Publication date
01-07-2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Pediatric Radiology / Issue 7/2006
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-006-0141-2

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