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Juan Iaconis Campbell1, Federico Coppola1, Emilio Volpe1
1Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Nacional Profesor Alejandro Posadas, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Abstract:
Spinal Cord Injury Without Radiologic Abnormality (SCIWORA) accounts for up to 19% of spinal cord related lesions in pediatric population, mostly comprising the cervical spine. A 2-year-old patient is presented, who suffered a motor-vehicle accident. After being admitted, neither X-Ray nor spinal TC scan showed any structural abnormalities. Neurological examination showed complete sensory and motor loss under T7 as well as bladder and bowel dysfunction. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed spinal cord lesion extending from T7 to T10. The patient was treated with external immobilization and physical therapy. Thoracic SCIWORA is an uncommon diagnosis that should be considered in pediatric patients who suffer spinal trauma. Spinal cord MRI has proven to be the most accurate modality for diagnosis.
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