Autores
Manof K Tewari, Difender S Gifti, Paramjit Singh, Virender K Khosla, Suresh N Mathuriya, Sunil K Gupta, Ashis Pathak
Fecha de publicación
2005/3/1
Revista
Surgical neurology
Volumen
63
Número
3
Páginas
204-209
Editor
Elsevier
Descripción
Background
Spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality (SCIWORA) is not uncommon among middle-aged and elderly people. It is less reported in adults as compared with children. This study was undertaken to find the incidence, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) changes, and outcome of SCIWORA in adults and to demonstrate the prognostic value of MRI in SCIWORA.
Materials and Methods
Forty adult patients who sustained SCIWORA for a period of 2 years (January 1999 to December 2000) were admitted to our hospital. Methylprednisolone was given in therapeutic doses, for a period of 24 hours, to those arriving within 6 hours of injury. Magnetic resonance imaging was performed within 72 hours of admission to the hospital. In all patients, sagittal, axial, and coronal T1, spin, and T2 images of MRI were obtained. Clinical status of the patient at the time of admission and discharge was correlated with …
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