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Spinal Travma Masum Değildir: Asemptomatik Başvuran Tetrapleji Olgusu

Spinal Trauma is Never without Sin: A Tetraplegia Patient Presented Without any Symptoms

Pages
188–192
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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This should be done especially in patients without any fractures on CT but with neurological signs.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Spinal cord injuries are amongst the most dangerous injuries, leading to high mortality and morbidity.
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Key Findings & Data:Injured patients are oc- casionally faced with life-threatening complications and quality- of-life changing neurological deficits.
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Conclusion & Impact:This should be done especially in patients without any fractures on CT but with neurological signs.
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Abstract

Spinal cord injuries are amongst the most dangerous injuries, leading to high mortality and morbidity. Injured patients are oc- casionally faced with life-threatening complications and quality- of-life changing neurological deficits. Thoracic and cervical spinal segments are the most effected sites of injury and a wide range of complications including paraplegia, respiratory and cardiovascular compromise secondary to autonomic dysfunction or tetraplegia may ensue. We aim to draw attention to the progressive nature of the neurological deficits in a patient admitted asymptomatically. Also, we would like to discuss the importance of swift diagnosis and management in such patients. In asymptomatic patients in whom no fractures are diagnosed with CT scans, a neurological examina- tion should be repeated several times to exclude any neurological injuries that were missed. MRI should be ordered in an emergency setting even though it is not frequently used as a diagnostic modal- ity. This should be done especially in patients without any fractures on CT but with neurological signs.

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ÖZET Spinal kord yaralanmaları yüksek mortalite ve sakatlanma oranlarına neden olan en tehlikeli yaralanmalar arasında sayılmaktadır. Etkile- nen hastalarda sıklıkla yaşamı tehdit edici komplikasyonlar ve hasta- nın hayat kalitesini etkileyen nörolojik bozukluklar gelişebilmektedir. Torakal ve servikal segmentler en sık etkilenen yaralanma yerleri olup, hastalarda otonom disfonksiyona ikincil parapleji, solunumsal ve kardiyovasküler bozukluklar gelişebilir ya da tetrapleji görülebilir. Bu olgu sunumuyla, semptomsuz olarak başvuran bir hastanın nörolojik bozukluklarının ilerleyici doğasına dikkat çekmek istiyoruz. Ayrıca, bu tip hastalarda hızlı tanı ve yönetimin önemini tartışmak istemekteyiz. Semptomsuz olarak başvuran ve bilgisayarlı tomografilerinde kırık saptanmayan hastalarda nörolojik muayene sık aralıklarla tekrarla- narak herhangi bir nörolojik hasarın gelişip gelişmediği izlenmelidir. Acil servislerde manyetik rezonans görüntüleme sık kullanılan tanı testlerinden biri olmamasına rağmen özellikle bilgisayarlı tomografi- sinde herhangi bir patoloji tespit edilmeyen ancak nörolojik bulguları mevcut olan hastalarda mutlaka istenmelidir.

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ONUR, Ö. E., AKOĞLU, H., EROĞLU, S. E., EFEOĞLU, M., AKOĞLU, T. (2022). Spinal Travma Masum Değildir: Asemptomatik Başvuran Tetrapleji Olgusu. Türkiye Acil Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 14 - Sayı: 4, 188–192. https://ajindex.com/articles/625932

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