title: Acute central cord syndrome with bodybuilder sign.
abstract: We describe a 81-year-old man who after falling face forward and hyperextending his neck suffer an acute cervical spinal cord injury consistent with acute traumatic central cord syndrome (ATCCS) who developed a peculiar posture with arm abduction at the shoulders and flexion at the elbows and wrists resembling the pose of a bodybuilder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Kentucky Clinic (Room L-445), Lexington, KY 40536-0284, United States. psespi2@email.uky.edu
authors.forename: Patricio S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Espinosa
authors.forename: Joseph R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Berger
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001132:Arm / Q000294:innervation*; D020210:Central Cord Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011187:Posture; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000175:diagnosis; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014891:Weight Lifting; D014911:Whiplash Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation