Citation

van Adrichem DC, Ratering MRHA, Rashid SM, Jusabani MA, Poppe VE, Mwaitele HA, Massawe HH, Howlett WP, Moshi HI, Dekker MCJ. Spinal Cord Ser. Cases 2019; 5: e49.

Affiliation

9Department of Neurology, Radboudumc Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1038/s41394-019-0195-7

PMID

31632707

PMCID

PMC6786419

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Cultural and socioeconomic factors influence the risk of sustaining a Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury (TSCI). The standard of management and rehabilitation available to TSCI patients differs greatly between high-income and low-income countries. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a 17-year-old male bird hunter, with no prior medical history, presenting with paraplegia and sensory loss from the xiphoid process down after being struck by an arrow in the left lateral side of the neck.

DISCUSSION: Penetrating neck injuries are potentially life threatening because of the complex arrangement of vital structures in the neck. Management of spinal cord trauma resulting from such injuries in low-resource settings is challenging.

© International Spinal Cord Society 2019.

Language: en

Keywords

Risk factors; Spinal cord