Tetraplegia and respiratory failure following mild cervical trauma in a child with Cornelia De Lange syndrome

A Del Gaudio; L Varano; F Perrotta; E Sorrentino; A Pagano

Tetraplegia and respiratory failure following mild cervical trauma in a child with Cornelia De Lange syndrome

Minerva Anestesiol. 2009 Mar;75(3):169-70.

Authors

A Del Gaudio¹, L Varano, F Perrotta, E Sorrentino, A Pagano

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Casa Sollievo Della Sofferenza Hospital, IRCCS, S. Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy. [email protected]

PMID: 19221546

Abstract

Here we report a 6-year-old female patient with Cornelia de Lange syndrome who developed tetraplegia and respiratory failure after a seemingly trivial spinal trauma due to an spinal malformation that has not yet been described.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Accidental Falls
Cervical Atlas / abnormalities*
Cervical Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
Child
De Lange Syndrome / complications*
Disease Susceptibility
Female
Gastrostomy
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Neck Injuries / complications*
Quadriplegia / etiology*
Radiography
Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology*
Spinal Canal / abnormalities*
Spinal Cord Compression / etiology
Tracheostomy