Citation

Sriram PR, Tsin Jien TC, Sellamuthu P. J. Neurosurg. Spine 2017; 27(2): 158-160.

Affiliation

Department of Neurosurgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu; and.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, American Association of Neurological Surgeons)

DOI

10.3171/2016.12.SPINE16586

PMID

28524750

Abstract

Swordfish attacks on humans are uncommon, with only a few case reports available in the current literature. The authors report the first known case of a penetrating spinal injury from a swordfish, in which the patient presented with a small stab wound and hemiparesis. The presentation of a fisherman with hemiparesis and a harmless-looking stab wound must alert clinicians to the possibility of penetrating swordfish injuries to the spine.

Language: en

Keywords

CSF leak; penetrating spinal injury; spinal cord injury; swordfish; trauma; traumatic hemiparesis