Posttraumatic Spinal Cord Cyst：Three Cases Report and Literature Review

Authors

Nai-Chiung Huang
Ta-Sen Wei

Translated Title

外傷後脊髓囊泡：病例報告暨文獻回顧

Abstract

Posttraumatic spinal cord cyst is a late sequelae of spinal cord injury. The cyst has no or little inf-luence on the patient’s neurological functions. We report three patients of spinal cord injury complica-ted with posttraumatic spinal cord cyst whose motor functions were compromized due to increased spasticity. The incidence of the cyst may be up to 50%. The cyst may come from liquefaction of the cord tissue after local edema, necrosis and hematoma, or a myelomalacia due to local ischemia. The best choice of the diagnostic tool is magnetic resonance imaging. All subjects regained their ambulation function after comprehensive rehabilitation program including stretching and strengthening exercise, relaxation technique and ambulation training.

Language

Traditional Chinese

First Page

187

Last Page

193

Recommended Citation

Huang, Nai-Chiung and Wei, Ta-Sen (2000) "Posttraumatic Spinal Cord Cyst：Three Cases Report and Literature Review," Rehabilitation Practice and Science: Vol. 28: Iss. 3, Article 8.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6315/3005-3846.2111
Available at: https://rps.researchcommons.org/journal/vol28/iss3/8