Sudden Onset of Paraplegia With Rapid Progression to Tetraplegia in a Middle-Aged Man: What is the Diagnosis?

Authors

  • Benjamin Han Sim Ng Department of Medicine Segamat Hospital, Johor,Malaysia
  • Shun Qian Tay Medical Department, Sibu Hospital, Sarawak, Malaysia
  • Sheau Ning Wong Radiology Department, Sibu Hospital, Sarawak, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.v16i2.2949

Keywords:

anterior spinal cord syndrome, anterior spinal cord infarct, spinal shock

Abstract

Anterior cord syndrome due to anterior spinal cord infarction is commonly described in the medical literature, however, in clinical practice, this entity is rarely encountered.

We present a 58-year-old man with sudden onset of bilateral lower limb weakness, followed by bilateral upper limbs involvement. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the whole spine was performed and he was diagnosed to have anterior spinal cord infarct.

The characteristic imaging findings were highlighted.

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Published

2022-05-31

How to Cite

Ng, B. H. S., Tay , S. Q., & Wong , S. N. . (2022). Sudden Onset of Paraplegia With Rapid Progression to Tetraplegia in a Middle-Aged Man: What is the Diagnosis? . Borneo Journal of Medical Sciences (BJMS), 16(2), 65–66. https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.v16i2.2949

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2022): BORNEO JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES VOLUME 16, ISSUE 2, MAY 2022

Section

Clinical quiz

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The copyright of the article belongs to the authors, who retain ownership of their work published in the journal. Their work is distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license

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