| Concomitant post-traumatic craniocervical junction epidural hematoma and pontomedullary junction infarction: clinical, neurophysiologic, and neuroradiologic features. | |
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PMID: 10751303 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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STUDY DESIGN: A case report. OBJECTIVES: To report and discuss a case of post-traumatic epidural hematoma of the craniocervical junction with concomitant brain stem infarction. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Post-traumatic epidural hematoma of the cervical spine and brain stem post-traumatic infarction are very rare disorders. Post-traumatic epidural hematoma is usually located dorsally in the epidural space. METHODS: The clinical, neuroradiologic, and neurophysiologic findings in one patient with post-traumatic epidural hematoma located ventrally at the cervicomedullary junction and associated with medial infarction at the pontomedullary junction are reported. RESULTS: The main clinical finding in this patient was bilateral corticospinal and corticobulbar tract involvement. A magnetic resonance image showed displacement and flattening of the medulla oblongata and of the most cranial portion of cervical cord, which were caused by the epidural hematoma associated with an ischemic lesion of the pontomedullary junction. Results of central motor conduction studies indicated that the abnormality of the central motor pathways was localized at brain stem level, and that there was normal conduction from the cervicomedullary junction to spinal cord. CONCLUSION: This is the first reported case of spinal epidural hematoma located ventrally in the cervical spine at the cervicomedullary junction level and concomitant infarction at the pontomedullary junction resulting from whiplash injury. |
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Authors:
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A Oliviero; A Insola; V Santilli; T Tartaglione; P Profice; P Tonali; V Di Lazzaro |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Spine Volume: 25 ISSN: 0362-2436 ISO Abbreviation: Spine Publication Date: 2000 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2000-05-19 Completed Date: 2000-05-19 Revised Date: 2009-07-09 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7610646 Medline TA: Spine (Phila Pa 1976) Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 888-90 Citation Subset: IM |
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Istituto di Neurologia, Università Cattolica, Rome, Italy. Famiglia, |
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Aged Brain Stem Infarctions / diagnosis, etiology* Female Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / diagnosis, etiology* Humans Medulla Oblongata Pons Whiplash Injuries / complications* |
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