Citation

Balogun JA, Malomo TA, Badejo OA. Ann. Ib. Postgrad. Med. 2019; 17(1): 39-44.

Affiliation

Division of Neurological Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Ibadan Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

31768155

Abstract

Spinal cord injury is a global problem. It is a devastating life altering condition that is associated with permanent disability and reduced life expectancy. Road traffic accident has been described in global literature as the commonest aetiology and second to it is falls. Identifying these factors have led to development of policies and advocacy to reduce these causes of spinal cord injuries. We present three cases of spinal cord injuries from unusual aetiologies viz-a-viz an accidental hanging which resulted in a C4 traumatic myelopathy Frankel A in a 30-year old artisan, playful neck manipulation in a 23-year old male student, resulting in Brown-Sequard syndrome, which resolved with non-operative spinal cord injury management protocol over six weeks and a C4 traumatic myelopathy Frankel D with a 50% anterior listhesis of C4 on C5 in a 50-year old man who sustained injuries from a choke hold 10 weeks prior to presentation. He recovered fully on non-operative management and discharged home Frankel E.

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Language: en

Keywords

Browne-Sequard; Frankel; Spinal cord injury