MR Imaging of Cord Transection without Skeletal Injury: A case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.1997.36.4.711
- Author:
Seon Kwan JUHNG
1
;
See Sung CHOI
;
Byung Suk RHO
;
Chang Guhn KIM
;
Jong Jin WON
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Spinal cord, injuries;
Spinal cord, MR
- MeSH:
Child;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*;
Motor Vehicles;
Neurologic Manifestations;
Spinal Cord Injuries
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1997;36(4):711-713
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Spinal cord transection in children may occur following severe trauma such as a motor vehicle accident, and often without evidence of underlying skeletal injury. We report one case which showed cervical cord transection, where no evidence of underlying skeletal injury was seen on MR imaging, four weeks after trauma. When a neurologic deficit is present despite normal routine plain radiographs, further MR imaging is warranted to exclude a cord transection, as demonstrated in our patient.
