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Diagnosis And Rehabilitation Of Traumatic Cervical Disc Herniation With Epidural Abscess Resulting In Quadriplegia: A Casereport, Jen-Wen Hung, Baii-Jia Yang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

This 67 years old, male, DM patient suffered from a falling accident, resulting in traumatic cervical disc herniation with epidural abscess. After discectomy, the patient sustained quadriplegic condition and needed mechanical ventilation due to breathing difficulty. In addition to the usual rehabilitation program, we also used transcutaneous electrical stimulation on this patient's various muscle groups in order to stimulate his muscles and to help his weaning from ventilator. Two months later, the patient's breath was normal, and half year later he could walk with walker. His muscle power was normal one year later. The severity of the neurological lesion and …