Electronic Resource
Springer
Pediatric radiology
3 (1975), S. 101-104
ISSN:
1432-1998
Keywords:
Spinal cord injury
;
myelography
;
thoracic wall deformity
;
birth injury
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Birth injury to the spinal cord secondary to traction forces during delivery is a common but frequently undiagnosed disorder. The injury usually affects the cervicodorsal junction, with both extradural hematoma and direct cord damage at the level. Clinical findings of a paraplegic infant with abdominal breathing are sometimes obscured by sccondary pneumonia and/or hypoxia. Radiologic manifestations include a bell shaped chest indicative of loss of the external muscles of respiration; spinal roentgenograms are usually normal. Myelography in neonatal spinal injury demonstrates a block in the subarachnoid space; infrequently localized cord atrophy may be identified.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01000122
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