title: Pathological features including apoptosis in subacute posttraumatic ascending myelopathy. Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Subacute posttraumatic ascending myelopathy (SPAM) is a rare disorder that may gradually emerge in the first 1 to 3 weeks after a spinal cord injury and is unrelated to syrinx formation or mechanical instability. In addition to several theories that have been put forth to explain the origin of this syndrome, the authors propose a possible role for apoptosis in the causation and the progression of SPAM. They discuss the various theories that have been proposed thus far, to place the role of apoptosis in perspective and use their case as an illustration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital and University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Mubarak
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Ghatany
authors.forename: Mubarak
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Shraim
authors.forename: Allan D O
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Levi
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Midha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017209:Apoptosis; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000473:pathology*