Brachial plexus palsy and spinal subarachnoid pneumatosis following trauma.
The case of a 33-year-old male involved in a road traffic accident, resulting in brachial plexus palsy associated with subarachnoid pneumatosis, is described. A knowledge of the regional anatomy at the root of the neck is used to explain the patient's neurological signs and the mechanism of entry of air into the subarachnoid space.
Harris
P F
PF
Department of Human and Clinical Anatomy, College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
Abu-Hijleh
M F
MF
Grant
C S
CS
Daar
A S
AS
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D009192:Myelography; D010243:Paralysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D013346:Subarachnoid Space / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed