Literature DB >> 18661317

Hydrocephalus complicating a cervical spine fracture in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis.

S R Challagundla1, G Joseph, J Brown, A N McLean, M H Fraser.   

Abstract

We present a case of obstructive hydrocephalus secondary to ascending spinal cord oedema, sustained after cervical spine fracture in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis. To our knowledge, this is the first report of ascending oedema from a cervical cord injury causing obstructive hydrocephalus.

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Year:  2008        PMID： 18661317     DOI： 10.1080/02688690801969489

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Br J Neurosurg        ISSN： 0268-8697            Impact factor:   1.596


  3 in total

1.  Hydrocephalus communicans after traumatic upper cervical spine injury with a cerebrospinal fluid fistula: a rare complication.

Authors:  Ladislav Mica; Valentin Neuhaus; Enrico Pöschmann; Dilek Könü-Leblebicioglu; Urs Schwarz; Guido A Wanner; Clément M L Werner; Hans-Peter Simmen
Journal:  BMJ Case Rep       Date:  2010-07-15

2.  Acute hydrocephalus following cervical spinal cord injury.

Authors:  Seong Son; Sang Gu Lee; Chan Woo Park; Woo Kyung Kim
Journal:  J Korean Neurosurg Soc       Date:  2013-08-31

3.  Acute hydrocephalus as a complication of cervical spine fracture and dislocation: a case report.

Authors:  Yoon Young Chung; Chang Il Ju; Seok Won Kim; Dong Min Kim
Journal:  Korean J Spine       Date:  2014-06-30
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