title: A case of central cord syndrome caused by intubation: a case report.
abstract: Following intubation for respiratory distress, a 42 year-old female patient sustained a hyperextension injury which produced a central cord syndrome. This paper illustrates an unusual mechanism whereby a central cord syndrome was caused by pure hyperextension without high velocity force.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Restorative Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago 60612, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Diggan
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D003288:Contusions / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000628:therapy; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000209:etiology*