title: Surfer's myelopathy-demonstrated by diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging: a case report and literature review.
abstract: The authors present a case of "surfer's myelopathy," a rarely described syndrome characterized by nontraumatic paraparesis/paraplegia in novice surfers and theorized to result from spinal cord ischemia secondary to surfing-related positional hyperextension. Imaging and clinical course of the youngest known affected individual are discussed, including evidence of acute spinal cord infarction on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging, a finding not previously described in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA 23708-2197, USA. Jonathan.lieske@med.navy.mil
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lieske
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cameron
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Drinkwine
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goretzke
authors.forename: Lily
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Alemi
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Needham
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ventura
authors.forename: Van Thong
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Donald V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: La Barge
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020760:Spinal Cord Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013177:Sports; D013577:Syndrome