@article{ref1,
title="Fall with acute traumatic central cord syndrome in an older patient",
journal="Age and ageing",
year="2021",
author="Gana, Wassim and Acko, Ubrich and Simionca, Dana and Acko-Ohui, Estelle and Debacq, Camille and Aidoud, Amal and Fougère, Bertrand",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="During hospitalization following a fall, an 85-year-old woman suffered upper limb motor impairments up to grade 4 according to the Medical Research Council scale. Cervical spine Magnetic Resonance Imaging revealed an intramedullary hypersignal on the sagittal Short Tau Inversion Recovery sequences from C3 to C4 indicating a centromedullary contusion following hyperextensional trauma (figure 1).   Falls may cause spinal cord injuries, particularly in older patients [1] with cervical osteoarthritis, cervical spine stenosis, calcification of posterior longitudinal ligament or discs herniation [2].   In paucisymptomatic forms without...<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0002-0729",
doi="10.1093/ageing/afab069",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afab069"
}