title: Acute cervical cord injury complicating Klippel-Feil deformity and mimicking 'man in the barrel' syndrome.
abstract: This case illustrates the need to recognize a high cervical cord injury as a cause for bi-brachial weakness with intact bi-crural power, a pattern termed aptly by Sage as 'man in the barrel' syndrome. The patient who had an undiagnosed Klippel-Feil deformity had incurred his cervical injury after a collapse.
authors.affiliation: Neurology Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, South Australia 5011, Australia.
authors.forename: N Y
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Purdie