Atraumatic fetal cervical spinal cord injury and cruciate paralysis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Congenital cervical spinal cord injury usually is attributed to intrapartum mechanical trauma. A fetal cervical spinal cord hemorrhage presented as congenital isolated upper extremity ("cruciate") paralysis and muscle atrophy after an atraumatic delivery. Timely neonatal diagnosis and surgery resulted in complete recovery. Paralysis may result from atraumatic spinal cord injuries occurring in the antepartum period.
Medical subject headings
- Adult
- Arm
- Arm/innervation
- Female
- Fetal Diseases
- Fetal Diseases/diagnosis
- Hematoma
- Hematoma/complications
- Hematoma/diagnosis
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Paralysis
- Paralysis/congenital
- Paralysis/diagnosis
- Paralysis/etiology
- Pregnancy
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Spinal Cord Injuries/diagnosis