TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Backstabbing swordfish: a rare cause of traumatic hemiparesis
JO  - Journal of neurosurgery: Spine
A1  - Sriram, Prabu Rau
A1  - Tsin Jien, Timothy Cheng
A1  - Sellamuthu, Pulivendhan
SP  - 158
EP  - 160
VL  - 27
IS  - 2
N2  - Swordfish attacks on humans are uncommon, with only a few case reports available in the current literature. The authors report the first known case of a penetrating spinal injury from a swordfish, in which the patient presented with a small stab wound and hemiparesis. The presentation of a fisherman with hemiparesis and a harmless-looking stab wound must alert clinicians to the possibility of penetrating swordfish injuries to the spine.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1547-5654
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3171/2016.12.SPINE16586
ID  - ref1
ER  -