Clinical Studies on Central Spinal Cord Injury (involved only in the upper limbs)

Saiki, K.; Hattori, Satoshi; Oyama, Masanobu; Hayakawa, Hiroshi; Moriwaki, N.; Nitta, S.; Miyamoto, T.

doi:10.5035/nishiseisai.25.411

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“…The central cervical cord syndrome is the commonest incomplete traumatic spinal cord lesion and is characterised by disproportionately greater motor impairment of the upper extremity compared to the lower, bladder dysfunction and variable sensory loss below the level of injury [6]. Occasionally, the upper extremities are involved without any abnormality in the lower limbs [5].…”

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Acute central cervical cord injury presenting with only upper extremity involvement

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1998

International Orthopaedics

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Twenty-four patients with acute central cervical cord injury with motor and sensory impairment involving only the upper extremities are described; none had any abnormality in the lower extremities. They were all treated conservatively with one exception in whom an anterior decompression was performed. Seventeen had complete recovery of motor function; the remaining 7 had some weakness of the palmar interosseous muscles. The time to recovery was from 2 weeks to 4 months. Sensory recovery took from 4 to 6 months after injury. This type of injury is caused by damage to the anterior and posterior horn cells in the cervical cord.

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