title: Delayed central cord syndrome after a handstand in a child: case report.
abstract: We report a case of a central cord syndrome in a 7 year-old girl. After several handstands, with sudden upper thoracic back pain and weakness of the legs 2 to 3 h later, then rapidly progressive tetraplegia with apnea. Plain X-rays and CT myelography of the cervical spine revealed no abnormalities. Although the initial neurological deficit was severe enough to require the child to be placed on a mechanical ventilator, she recovered to be able to walk on the 24th hospital day. Since the development of a central cord syndrome after handstands is exceptional in a child with a normal cervical spine, we report here briefly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University Chonan Hospital, Korea.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Doh
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.forename: I G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Yun
mesh_terms: D001049:Apnea / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010243:Paralysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications