Acute transverse myelopathy complicating tetanus.
Abstract
A 12-year-old boy presented with typical features of short incubation tetanus. Spastic paraparesis with a mid-thoracic sensory level was present from the time of the initial examination. X-rays of the spine and lumbar myelogram were normal. The paraparesis improved rapidly and within a month the patient was free of neurological deficit. The case is possibly a rare example of tetanus involving the central nervous system other than the anterior horn cells.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7312740http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/31339
Citation
Postgrad Med J. 1981 Jul;57(669):443-4.Publisher
Univesity of Nairobi Department of Medicine
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- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10377]