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Acute paraplegia in a preterm infant with cerebral sinovenous thrombosis.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Hobbs, J; Tekes, A; Klein, J; Lemmon, M; Felling, RJ; Chavez-Valdez, R
Published in: J Perinatol
June 2015

We report the case of a 1-month old, 28-week gestational age infant who presented with acute paraplegia after cardiopulmonary arrest. Later imaging confirms cerebral sinovenous thrombosis (CSVT) and a suspected infarction in the conus medullaris of the spinal cord. A prothrombotic state may explain the numerous areas of infarction visualized on neuroimaging. To our knowledge this is the first case report of acute and persistent paraplegia in an infant with CSVT and conus medullaris injury, which may be due to venous infarction of the spinal cord.

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Published In

J Perinatol

DOI

EISSN

1476-5543

Publication Date

June 2015

Volume

35

Issue

6

Start / End Page

460 / 462

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Spinal Cord
  • Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial
  • Pediatrics
  • Paraplegia
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Infarction
  • Infant, Premature, Diseases
  • Infant, Premature
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight
 

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Hobbs, J., Tekes, A., Klein, J., Lemmon, M., Felling, R. J., & Chavez-Valdez, R. (2015). Acute paraplegia in a preterm infant with cerebral sinovenous thrombosis. J Perinatol, 35(6), 460–462. https://doi.org/10.1038/jp.2015.26
Hobbs, J., A. Tekes, J. Klein, M. Lemmon, R. J. Felling, and R. Chavez-Valdez. “Acute paraplegia in a preterm infant with cerebral sinovenous thrombosis.J Perinatol 35, no. 6 (June 2015): 460–62. https://doi.org/10.1038/jp.2015.26.
Hobbs J, Tekes A, Klein J, Lemmon M, Felling RJ, Chavez-Valdez R. Acute paraplegia in a preterm infant with cerebral sinovenous thrombosis. J Perinatol. 2015 Jun;35(6):460–2.
Hobbs, J., et al. “Acute paraplegia in a preterm infant with cerebral sinovenous thrombosis.J Perinatol, vol. 35, no. 6, June 2015, pp. 460–62. Pubmed, doi:10.1038/jp.2015.26.
Hobbs J, Tekes A, Klein J, Lemmon M, Felling RJ, Chavez-Valdez R. Acute paraplegia in a preterm infant with cerebral sinovenous thrombosis. J Perinatol. 2015 Jun;35(6):460–462.

Published In

J Perinatol

DOI

EISSN

1476-5543

Publication Date

June 2015

Volume

35

Issue

6

Start / End Page

460 / 462

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Spinal Cord
  • Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial
  • Pediatrics
  • Paraplegia
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Infarction
  • Infant, Premature, Diseases
  • Infant, Premature
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight