Brain stem signs in acute cervical cord trauma.
Four cases are reported which illustrate mechanisms by which patients with cervical cord trauma may develop signs of acute brain stem damage. Two patients suffered vertebro-basilar ischaemia as a result of trauma to the vertebral arteries. The remaining two patients developed cavitating lesions within the cervical cord which later dissected rostrally into the brain stem.
D001933:Brain Stem / Q000098:blood supply*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000209:etiology*