TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1994//
TI  - Delayed-onset paraplegia from improper seat belt use
JO  - Annals of emergency medicine
A1  - Neill, MJ
SP  - 1123
EP  - 1126
VL  - 23
IS  - 5
N2  - Presented is the case report of a toddler who suffered delayed-onset paraplegia after a motor vehicle accident. An improperly used adult lap belt is postulated as the etiology causing a probable vascular event with ischemic injury to the distal cord; however, recurrent cord injury from presumed occult spinal instability was a possible explanation. This case highlights that the syndrome of spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality can present subtly (in this case, foot "pain"), that full neurologic manifestations can be delayed, and that good neurologic recovery is possible.
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SN  - 0196-0644
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -