Tetraplegia and respiratory failure following mild cervical trauma in a child with Cornelia De Lange syndrome.
Here we report a 6-year-old female patient with Cornelia de Lange syndrome who developed tetraplegia and respiratory failure after a seemingly trivial spinal trauma due to an spinal malformation that has not yet been described.
Del Gaudio
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Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Casa Sollievo Della Sofferenza Hospital, IRCCS, S. Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy. freddydelgaudio@libero.it
Varano
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Perrotta
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Sorrentino
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Pagano
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D000058:Accidental Falls; D001270:Cervical Atlas / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D003635:De Lange Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005260:Female; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology; D014139:Tracheostomy