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Abhi Chand Lohana1, Sejal Neel2, Vishal Deepak3
1Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
BMJ Case Reports
|December 29, 2020
Summary
This is the first reported case of transient spinal shock, a complication of intrathecal contrast injection during CT myelogram. Prompt fluid resuscitation successfully resolved the patient's symptoms.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Radiology
- Critical Care Medicine
Background:
- Spinal shock is a clinical syndrome characterized by loss of sensation and motor function below the level of a spinal cord injury.
- Intrathecal contrast administration is a common diagnostic procedure in neuroradiology.

