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A Delayed Postoperative C5 Palsy due to Spinal Cord Lesion: A Typical Clinical Presentation but Unusual Imaging Findings
Joint Authors
Ikeuchi, Masahiko
Tadokoro, Nobuaki
Kasai, Yusuke
Kiyasu, Katsuhito
Kawasaki, Motohiro
Takemasa, Ryuichi
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-12-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Postoperative C5 palsy (C5 palsy) is a troublesome complication after cervical spine surgery and its etiology is still unclear.
We experienced a case of C5 palsy after anterior decompression with fusion for cervical ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament with the typical clinical presentation of left deltoid and bicep weakness and left-arm pain without deterioration of myelopathy symptoms, albeit with the unusual imaging findings not shown preoperatively of a swelling in the spinal cord, and intramedullary high intensity change on T2-weighed MRI.
The additional posterior surgery was carried out to decompress the swollen spinal cord.
The abnormal findings disappear on MRI taken three weeks following the second surgery and the weakness improved fully within three months after the second surgery.
This case report highlights the possibility of spinal cord lesion due to circulatory impairment as a cause of C5 palsy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tadokoro, Nobuaki& Kasai, Yusuke& Kiyasu, Katsuhito& Kawasaki, Motohiro& Takemasa, Ryuichi& Ikeuchi, Masahiko. 2016. A Delayed Postoperative C5 Palsy due to Spinal Cord Lesion: A Typical Clinical Presentation but Unusual Imaging Findings. Case Reports in Orthopedics،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102087
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tadokoro, Nobuaki…[et al.]. A Delayed Postoperative C5 Palsy due to Spinal Cord Lesion: A Typical Clinical Presentation but Unusual Imaging Findings. Case Reports in Orthopedics No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Tadokoro, Nobuaki& Kasai, Yusuke& Kiyasu, Katsuhito& Kawasaki, Motohiro& Takemasa, Ryuichi& Ikeuchi, Masahiko. A Delayed Postoperative C5 Palsy due to Spinal Cord Lesion: A Typical Clinical Presentation but Unusual Imaging Findings. Case Reports in Orthopedics. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102087
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1102087