Delayed Diagnosis of Spinal Cord Injury in a Patient With Intellectual Disability: A Case Report

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作者
Ito, Sayaka [1 ]
Maki, Yoshinori [2 ,3 ]
Hatsuda, Naoki [1 ]
机构
[1] Kohka Publ Hosp, Neurosurg, Koka, Japan
[2] Hikone Chuo Hosp, Neurosurg, Hikone, Japan
[3] Hikari Hosp, Rehabil, Otsu, Japan
关键词
spinal cord injuries; intellectual disability (id); rehabilitation; trauma; cervical decompression surgery; neurological deficits; DYSFUNCTION;
D O I
10.7759/cureus.59588
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R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Spinal cord injury (SCI) can cause neurogenic shock accompanied by bradycardia and hypotension. If no preceding traumatic episodes are apparent and the neurological examination is complicated by the patient's intellectual disability, SCI is likely to be overlooked. A 63 -year -old man with intellectual disability presented to our hospital. The patient had fallen on the floor; however, no apparent head or neck trauma was observed. The patient returned home after confirming the absence of intracranial hematoma on computed tomography. However, the patient was re -admitted because of hypotension and bradycardia, and sick sinus syndrome was suspected. As the manifestations were motor weakness in the extremities and urinary retention, screening spinal magnetic resonance imaging revealed cervical cord injury and spondylosis. Cervical SCI related to a fall was suspected. Cervical decompression surgery and rehabilitation therapy contributed to the improved patient status. Herein, we report a case of intellectual disability in which SCI was initially overlooked. No severe preceding traumatic episode or intellectual disability of the patient could have led to overlooking SCI in our case. Clinicians should be cautious about this rare condition.
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