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Delayed Spinal Cord Infarction Following Anterior Cervical Surgical Decompression, Muhammad Faheem Khan, Rashid Jooma, Fauzan Alam Hashmi, Muhammad Faraz Raghib
Delayed Spinal Cord Infarction Following Anterior Cervical Surgical Decompression, Muhammad Faheem Khan, Rashid Jooma, Fauzan Alam Hashmi, Muhammad Faraz Raghib
Section of Neurosurgery
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) for cord compression is a safe and effective procedure with good outcomes. However, worsening of myelopathy is the most feared adverse event of the surgery. We report the case of a 36-year-old male patient who presented with an acute non-traumatic C5-6 cervical disc herniation causing incomplete quadriparesis. He underwent an uncomplicated ACDF at C5-6, and after an initial period of improvement, he developed a delayed onset of an anterior cord syndrome on day 3, without any discerning cause. We have reviewed similar cases reported in the literature and believe that our patient's postsurgical course …
Unmet Need For Surgery In South Asia, Sanjay Nagral, Maharra Hussain, Sarder A. Nayeem, Ranjan Dias, Ather Enam, Samiran Nundy
Unmet Need For Surgery In South Asia, Sanjay Nagral, Maharra Hussain, Sarder A. Nayeem, Ranjan Dias, Ather Enam, Samiran Nundy
Section of Neurosurgery
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Neurorobotics In Pakistan, Ather Enam, Muhammad Waqas
Neurorobotics In Pakistan, Ather Enam, Muhammad Waqas
Section of Neurosurgery
No abstract provided.