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We report a case of a central cord syndrome in a 7 year-old girl. After several handstands, with sudden upper thoracic back pain and weakness of the legs 2 to 3 h later, then rapidly progressive tetraplegia with apnea. Plain X-rays and CT myelography of the cervical spine revealed no abnormalities. Although the initial neurological deficit was severe enough to require the child to be placed on a mechanical ventilator, she recovered to be able to walk on the 24th hospital day. Since the development of a central cord syndrome after handstands is exceptional in a child with a normal cervical spine, we report here briefly.
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Lee, K., Doh, J., Bae, H. et al. Delayed central cord syndrome after a handstand in a child: Case report. Spinal Cord 34, 176–178 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1996.32
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