Korean Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology  2013;15(2):59-62

doi:10.14253/kjcn.2013.15.2.59

A Case of Man-in-the-Barrel Syndrome Induced by Cervical Spinal Cord Ischemia.

Byeol A YOON 1 ; Jong Juk KIM ; Dong Ho HA

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Keywords

Man-in-the-barrel syndrome; Spinal cord ischemia; Neck

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Man-in-the-barrel syndrome (MIBS) is a clinical syndrome of bilateral upper limb weakness with normal lower extremity function. It can be caused by various neurological conditions such as bilateral cerebral hypoperfusion, syringomyelia, motor neuron disease, or cervical myelopathies. We report a patient with MIBS after cervical spinal cord ischemia. It is postulated to be caused by ischemic insults of anterior spinal artery from repeated and prolonged neck extension.