Edlund, Wendy S

Mayo Clinic

Department of Child and Adolescent Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.

Rapidly Progressive Paraplegia in an 11-Year-Old Girl: A Case of Spinal Cord Infarction and Expected Imaging Findings

Neth, Bryan J. , Hewitt, Angela , Edlund, Wendy , Keating, Gesina F. , Hewitt, Angela L , Edlund, Wendy S , Patterson, Marc C. , Neth, Byran J. , Guérin, J.

Child Neurology Open | December 22, 2020 | Volume: 7 | Issue: No issue available | Pages: 2329048X2098129

10.1177/2329048x20981295

Rapidly progressive non-traumatic paraplegia in a child is uncommonly encountered in clinical practice, but is an important presentation to consider given the potential for significant morbidity. We present the case of an 11-year-old girl who was found to have hyperacute paraplegia due to spinal cord infarction. We discuss the appropriate workup, differential diagnosis in children and how this relates to adults; and describe the prognosis and current state of management options for spinal cord infarction.

Edlund, Wendy S

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Rapidly Progressive Paraplegia in an 11-Year-Old Girl: A Case of Spinal Cord Infarction and Expected Imaging Findings

Neth, Bryan J. , Hewitt, Angela , Edlund, Wendy , Keating, Gesina F. , Hewitt, Angela L , Edlund, Wendy S , Patterson, Marc C. , Neth, Byran J. , Guérin, J.