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8411900

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-11-23
pubmed:abstractText
23 children with acute spinal syndromes are presented. The clinical signs were caused by trauma in 11 patients, by extramedullary tumors in 6, by operations (coarctation of the aorta, scoliosis) in 4 and by encephalomyelitis in 2. Motor signs (flaccid paraplegia or paraparesis, monoplegia, bilateral weakness) and changes of reflex intensities were always observed. Most children presented with disturbances of sensory functions and micturition, some exhibited ataxia. In addition to the neurological signs, plain films of the spine were of diagnostic importance after trauma, for tumors myelography and/or computerized tomography were most useful. The unfavourable prognosis of posttraumatic paraplegia may be improved by early application of corticosteroids in very high doses. The value of GM1-ganglioside is controversial. In cases of external compression by tumors a decompression of the spinal cord is urgent. "Spinal cord monitoring" can be used intraoperatively in surgery of scoliosis and coarctation of the aorta to detect neurological complications early. Differential diagnosis and therapies of encephalomyelitis and Guillain-Barré-Syndrome are discussed.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0300-8630
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
205
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
345-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
[Acute spinal syndromes in children and adolescents].
pubmed:affiliation
Universitäts-Kinderspital Basel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract