An unusual cause of traumatic spinal cord injury: case report.
Traumatic spinal cord injuries occurring after cardiac arrest are rare. In such cases, injury to the cervical cord may result from the intubation of a patient during resuscitation. We report a very unusual case where cardiac arrest occurring during cardiac rehabilitation resulted in an unexpected traumatic cervical spinal cord injury.
Clinchot
D M
DM
Department of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Columbus, USA.
Colachis
S C
SC
D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery