Acute transverse myelopathy complicating tetanus. Issue 669 (July 1981)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bahemuka, M.
• Is Part Of: Postgraduate medical journal. Volume 57:Issue 669(1981)
• Page Start: 443
• Page End: 444
• Publication Date: 1981-07
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.57.669.443
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0032-5473

Abstract

Abstract : A 12-year-old boy presented with typical features of short incubation tetanus. Spastic paraparesis with a mid-thoracic sensory level was present from the time of the initial examination. X-rays of the spine and lumbar myelogram were normal. The paraparesis improved rapidly and within a month the patient was free of neurological deficit. The case is possibly a rare example of tetanus involving the central nervous system other than the anterior horn cells.