Dual lesion spinal cord injury in a polytrauma patient: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Dual lesion spinal cord injury (SCI) is the presence of two distinct regions of injury to the spinal cord, which can occur simultaneously or as a sequela of initial injury. Dual lesion SCI appears to be a rather rare occurrence with a paucity of cases described. As such, there is limited information available regarding presentation, evaluation, long-term rehabilitation management, and prognostication of these patients.

Case presentation

Presented is a case of a 25-year-old woman with a gunshot wound injury to the T5 vertebra with associated cord damage, initially classified as T6 ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS) B. A subsequent cervical spinal stroke, in the setting of cord edema, resulted in a motor incomplete cervical SCI. As such, she underwent additional function

SUBMITTER: Chaggar RS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8484555 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature