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Atraumatic fetal cervical spinal cord injury and cruciate paralysis
D J Berck1, G M Mussalli, F A Manning
1Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York 10032, USA. djberck@aol.com
Obstetrics and Gynecology
|May 8, 1998
Background:
Congenital cervical spinal cord injury usually is attributed to intrapartum mechanical trauma.
Case:
A fetal cervical spinal cord hemorrhage presented as congenital isolated upper extremity ("cruciate") paralysis and muscle atrophy after an atraumatic delivery. Timely neonatal diagnosis and surgery resulted in complete recovery.
Conclusion:
Paralysis may result from atraumatic spinal cord injuries occurring in the antepartum period.