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Vol. 10. Issue 5.
Pages 359-362 (January 1999)
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Vol. 10. Issue 5.
Pages 359-362 (January 1999)
Traumatismo craneocervical penetrante por arma blanca. Caso clínico
Stab wound at the craniocervical junction. Case report
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A. Faleh Tamimi
Section of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine and Jordan University Hospital. Arnrnan. Jordan
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Se presenta el caso clínico de un paciente de 25 años de edad, agredido por arma blanca a nivel suboccipital izquierdo, con pérdida del nivel de conciencia y tetraplejia inmediata. Fue tratado mediante reparación quirúrgica de fístula del líquido cefalorraquídeo (LCR) y tratamiento con antibiótico. La evolución clínica fue favorable con recuperación neurológica importante.

Se discuten la patogénesis y el pronóstico de este tipo de traumatismos.

Palabras clave:
Traumatismo cerebroespinal
Herida por arma blanca
Médula espinal
Meningitis
Summary

We present the case of a 25-year-old male patient, stabbed in the left suboccipital region with a knife. There were transient loss of consciousness and quadriplegia. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistula was repaired and the patient received antibiotic therapy. The Clínical course was satisfactory with neurological improvement. The pathogenesis and progI!0sis of this type of injury are discussed.

Key words:
Cerebrospinal injury
Stab wound
Spinal cord
Meningitis

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