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21196015

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-2-14
pubmed:abstractText
We present a case involving a 24-year-old woman who developed anterior spinal cord infarction with paraplegia but preserved posterior column sensation shortly after her first surfing lesson. The clinical presentation and magnetic resonance imaging findings were compatible with anterior cord infarction from T11 to conus medullaris. However, a thorough diagnostic workup revealed no predisposing factors of ischemia. Like previously reported cases of surfer's myelopathy, our patient was inexperienced and lacked trained back muscles, though none of the previously related cases were reported to have anterior cord infarction. In this case report, we discuss the probable relationship between surfing and ischemic myelopathy. Non-traumatic myelopathy in surfing is a relatively new entity thought to occur in surfers while paddling their boards in a hyperextended position and perform the Valsalva maneuver while attempting to stand up on the boards, which may increase intra-spinal pressure. Increased awareness of this injury may make it possible to recognize its early symptoms and prevent further injury.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1878-5883
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
302
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
118-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Non-traumatic anterior spinal cord infarction in a novice surfer: a case report.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports