Traumatic atypical tetraplegia without radiologic abnormalities including magnetic resonance imaging in an adult: a case report.
Although spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality (SCIWORA) literally refers to the specific type of spinal cord injury, however, some extents of spinal cord injuries can be detected by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in most of cases. We introduce an atypical case of spinal cord injury without radiologic abnormality. A 42-year-old male tetraplegic patient underwent MRI and computed tomography, and no specific lesions were found in any segments of the spinal cord. Moreover, the tetraplegic patient showed normal urodynamic function despite severe paralysis and absent somatosensory evoked potentials from the lower limbs.
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Ji Woong
JW
Park
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Yang Gyun
YG
Lee
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Yoon-Hee
YH
Choi
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Joon Won
JW
Seo
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Seok Min
SM
Lee
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jin Il
JI
Kim
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Yong Jae
YJ
Ko
Magnetic resonance imaging; Somatosensory evoked potentials; Spinal cord injuries