A 5-year-old boy with acute neurological disorder from anteflexion-induced cervical cord compression after tracheal surgery: Radiological findings similar to Hirayama disease.

xloma.fota.13 shared this article with you from Inoreader A 5-year-old boy with acute neurological disorder from anteflexion-induced cervical cord compression after tracheal surgery: Radiological findings similar to Hirayama disease. Via International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology,http://goo.gl/4YdRhz Related Articles A 5-year-old boy with acute neurological disorder from anteflexion-induced cervical cord compression after tracheal surgery: Radiological findings similar to Hirayama disease. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Nov 11;:110491 Authors: Sekioka A, Fukumoto K, Kawasaki T, Koyama M, Fujimoto Y, Miyake H, Nomura A, Yamada S, Kanai R, Makino A, Urushihara N Abstract Constant neck flexion has been considered crucial to reducing anastomotic tension after tracheal resection. However, in rare cases, anteflexion can cause cervical cord damage, leading to acute neurological disorders such as tetraplegia. Here, we report a case of 5-year-old boy presenting with acute neurological disorder triggered by a chin-to-chest position over 4 days of deep sedation after cricotracheal resection. The radiological findings would suggest a mechanism similar to Hirayama disease, in which a shift of the dura leads to chronic muscular weakness and atrophy in young populations. PMID: 33213963 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.