RT Journal Article
T1 Traumatic cervical central cord syndrome due to intramedullary hemorrhage studied with MRI: case presentation
A1 Lagares Gómez-Abascal, Alfonso
A1 Gómez, P.A.
A1 Ramos González, Ana
A1 Alen, J.F.
A1 Díez Lobato, Ramiro
AB Cervical central cord syndrome is characterized by disproportionately greater motor impairment of the upperthan the lower extremities, predominantly distal motordysfunction, varying degrees of sensory abnormalities andbladder dysfunction . Classically it has been statedthat traumatic central cord syndrome may be caused bydifferent types of medullar injuries, ranging from edemaor concussion, through hematoma or contusion, to ischemia  . However, recent studies have notdemonstrated the existence of intramedullary hemorrhageor blood products in cases of traumatic cervical centralcord syndrome (TCCCS) studied with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or at autopsy , and havetherefore concluded that most probably hemorrhage is nota predominant feature of this syndrome.MRI is the most sensitive diagnostic tool for studyingparenchymal spinal cord injuries, and is even more sensitive in detecting blood, especially in the acute phases ofinjury. We present a case of traumatic central cord syndrome in which acute MRI evaluation showed intramedullary hemorrhage as the main finding
PB Springer-Verlag
SN 0940-6719
YR 2002
FD 2002
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/115783
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/115783
LA eng
NO Lagares A, Gómez PA, Ramos A, Alén JF, Lobato RD. Traumatic cervical central cord syndrome due to intramedullary hemorrhage studied with MRI: case presentation. Eur Spine J. 2002 Jun;11(3):294-7
DS Docta Complutense
RD 7 abr 2025