T8 spinal cord transection in a 6-year-old child

T8 spinal cord transection in a 6-year-old child

STUDY DESIGN  Case report. OBJECTIVE  To describe a case of spinal cord transection in a 6-year-old child. BACKGROUND INFORMATION  Non-missile injury of the spinal cord is not common and its incidence varies according to the country. In addition, to our knowledge, there are no published reports of spinal cord injury (SCI) from a penetrating nail. Here, we report the case of a child who deve...

Spinal cord transection in a child after non-penetrating trauma.

A three-year-old male child presented after sustaining a fall from a second story window onto a fence below. The long axis of the child’s vertebral column was oriented perpendicular to the length of the fence, causing the majority of the forces to be directed to the spinous processes of T3-4. Initial neurological examination demonstrated complete loss of motor and sensory function below the T4 ...

Mature Cystic Teratoma of Spinal Cord in A 16-Year-Old Male: A Case Report

Teratoma is a type of multipotential cell tumor, which includes a mixture of two or three germinal layers of ectodermis, endodermis, and mesodermis. Although neonatal sacrococcygeal teratoma has been frequently reported, its occurrence in older age is not common. In this study, we report a rare case of spinal intradural mature cystic teratoma in a 16-year-old male, emphasizing on considering th...

Hypereosinophilia in a three-year-old child: case report

Background: Hypereosinophilic syndrome is commonly found in various diseases such as allergic diseases, parasitic diseases, malignancies, etc. Fasciolosis may present with different clinical features, and it can make a difficult diagnosis of the disease. Laboratory manifestations of fascioliasis are eosinophilia. The purpose of this report was to introduce a child with hypereosinophilia that he...

Meningeal Anthrax in a Twelve-Year Old Child in Iran