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Posttraumatic spinal cord tethering. Case report
1Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Journal of Neurosurgery
|January 1, 1993
Summary
A woman with severe spinal cord injury experienced worsening symptoms years later. Surgical intervention led to some neurological improvement, suggesting spinal cord tethering as a cause.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Spinal Cord Injury Research
Background:
- Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) can lead to long-term complications.
- Progressive neurological deterioration years after initial injury is uncommon but possible.