Intracranial hemorrhage and spinal cord injury from a fractured C1-C2 sublaminar cable: case report.

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE:This is a unique case report of a fractured atlantoaxial interspinous multistranded cable leading to intracranial hemorrhage and spinal cord injury. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:A 61-year-old woman, with a history of rheumatoid arthritis and C1-C2 interspinous wiring with allograft for atlantoaxial instability, presented with neck pain and progressive decline in mental status. Prior to transfer to our institution from a referral hospital, imaging studies revealed progressive hydrocephalus with interval development of subarachnoid and fourth ventricular hemorrhage. Initial and repeat angiographic work-up was negative for vascular lesions. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a subdural hematoma and signal changes at the cervicomedullary junction. Computed tomography of the cervical spine revealed a fractured interspinous cable, intradural penetration, and atlantoaxial instability. INTERVENTION:After ventriculostomy, both the patient's mental status and quadriparesis improved to a C on the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) scale. During surgery, the fractured cable and subdural hematoma were removed revealing an area of spinal cord impalement. She underwent C1-C3 lateral mass fixation with iliac crest autograft for fusion and was discharged to rehabilitation after a ventriculoperitoneal shunt was placed. At her 6-month follow-up, she was independent and had improved to ASIA E. Computed tomography confirmed fusion. CONCLUSION:Spinal instrumentation eventually fails from pseudarthrosis and can cause neurological injury. In patients with atlantoaxial instability, direct C1-C2 screw fixation with posterior interspinous wiring using autograft offers the best chance for fusion. Cervical spine pathology can cause intracranial hemorrhage, and unconventional causes of injury must be considered when routine workup is negative.

journal_name

Neurosurgery

journal_title

Neurosurgery

authors

Kakarla UK,Valdivia JV,Sonntag VK,Bambakidis NC

doi

10.1227/01.NEU.0000369198.70959.E1

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2010-06-01 00:00:00

pages

E1203-4

issue

6

eissn

0148-396X

issn

1524-4040

pii

00006123-201006000-00037

journal_volume

66

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