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A case report: Paediatric surfer's myelopathy.
Rebecca Scatchard1, Joao Alves Rosa2, Philippa Bowen1
1Department of Paediatric Neurology, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Paul O'Gorman Building, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol, BS2 8BJ, United Kingdom.
Summary
Surfer's myelopathy, a rare spinal cord injury in surfers, may be caused by ischemia. This case presents the youngest patient diagnosed and the first angiographic evidence of artery occlusion, supporting the ischemia hypothesis.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Vascular Medicine
- Sports Medicine
Background:
- Surfer's myelopathy is a rare spinal cord injury in novice surfers without direct trauma.
- Its exact cause remains unclear, but ischemia to the spinal cord is hypothesized.
