scholarly journals Rehabilitation of a patient with spinal cord decompression sickness: First case report from Saudi Arabia

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 2231-2234
Author(s):  
Sami Ullah ◽  
Ahmad Zaheer Qureshi ◽  
Kholoud Kedowah ◽  
Afnan AlHargan ◽  
Asim Niaz
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Decompression Sickness ◽  
First Case ◽  
Spinal Cord Decompression

Poster 332 Spinal Cord Injury Decompression Sickness and Rehabilitation: A Case Report from Saudi Arabia

PM&R ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. S300
Author(s):  
Sami Ullah ◽  
Kholoud M. Kedowah ◽  
Asim Niaz
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Decompression Sickness ◽  
Cord Injury

Harel-Yoon syndrome: the first case report from Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
pp. 22-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alaa AlAyed ◽  
Manar Samman ◽  
Abdul Peer-Zada ◽  
Mohammed Almannai
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Case Report ◽  
First Case

scholarly journals Myelopathy in sickle cell disease: a case-oriented review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Igor Vilela Brum ◽  
Guilherme Diogo Silva ◽  
Diego Sant'Ana Sodre ◽  
Felipe Melo Nogueira ◽  
Samira Luisa dos Apostolos Pereira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Sickle Cell Disease ◽  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Spinal Cord Infarction ◽  
Sensory Level ◽  
Cell Disease ◽  
Hematopoietic Tissue ◽  
First Case

Background: Although neurological complications are well recognized in sickle cell disease (SCD), myelopathy has been rarely described. We present the first case report of longitudinally extensive myelitis (LETM) in SCD and review the differential diagnosis of myelopathy in these patients. Design and setting: case-oriented review. Methods: We report the case of a 29-year-old African-Brazilian man with SCD, who experienced a subacute flaccid paraparesis, with T2 sensory level and urinary retention. CSF analysis showed a lymphocytic pleocytosis and increased protein levels. MRI disclosed a longitudinally extensive spinal cord lesion, with a high T2/STIR signal extending from C2 to T12. Serum anti-aquaporin-4 antibody was negative. We searched Medline/ PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases for myelopathy in SCD patients. Results: Spinal cord compression by vertebral fractures, extramedullary hematopoietic tissue, and Salmonella epidural abscess have been reported in SCD. We found only three case reports of spinal cord infarction, which is unexpectedly infrequent compared to the prevalence of cerebral infarction in SCD. We found only one case report of varicella-zoster myelitis and no previous report of LETM in SCD patients. Conclusion: Specific and time-sensitive causes of myelopathy should be considered in SCD patients. In addition to compression and ischemia, LETM should be considered as a possible mechanism of spinal cord involvement in SCD.

High-Altitude Decompression Sickness Treated with Hyperbaric Therapy and Extracorporeal Oxygenation

2020 ◽  
Vol 91 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-109
Author(s):  
Jacek Siewiera ◽  
Przemysław Szałański ◽  
Dariusz Tomaszewski ◽  
Jacek Kot
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
High Altitude ◽  
Decompression Sickness ◽  
Endothelial Damage ◽  
Neurological Deficits ◽  
Institute Of Medicine ◽  
First Case ◽  
Hyperbaric Therapy ◽  
Extracorporeal Oxygenation ◽  
Vv Ecmo

BACKGROUND: High-altitude decompression sickness (HADCS) is a rare condition that has been associated with aircraft accidents. To the best of our knowledge, the present paper is the first case report of a patient treated for severe HADCS using recompression therapy and veno-venous extracorporeal oxygenation (VV-ECMO) with a complete recovery.CASE REPORT: After depressurization of a cabin, the 51-yr-old jet pilot was admitted to the Military Institute of Medicine with a life-threatening HADCS approximately 6 h after landing from a high-altitude flight, in a dynamically deteriorating condition, with progressing dyspnea and edema, reporting increasing limb paresthesia, fluctuating consciousness, and right-sided paresis. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the intensive care mode was initiated. A therapeutic recompression with U.S. Navy Treatment Table 6 was performed with neurological improvement. Due to cardiovascular collapse, sedation, mechanical ventilation, and significant doses of catecholamines were started, followed by continuous veno-venous hemodialysis. In the face of disturbances in oxygenation, during the second day of treatment the patient was commenced on veno-venous extracorporeal oxygenation. Over the next 6 d, the patient’s condition slowly improved. On day 7, VV-ECMO was discontinued. On day 19, the patient was discharged with no neurological deficits.DISCUSSION: We observed two distinct stages during the acute phase of the disease. During the first stage, signs of hypoperfusion, neurological symptoms, and marbled skin were observed. During the second stage, multiple organ dysfunction dominated, including heart failure, pulmonary edema, acute kidney injury, and fluid overload, all of which can be attributed to extensive endothelial damage.Siewiera J, Szałański P, Tomaszewski D, Kot J. High-altitude decompression sickness treated with hyperbaric therapy and extracorporeal oxygenation. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2020; 91(2):106–109.

scholarly journals MRI Findings and Clinical Outcome in 45 Divers with Spinal Cord Decompression Sickness

2008 ◽  
Vol 79 (12) ◽  
pp. 1112-1116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Gempp ◽  
Jean-Eric Blatteau ◽  
Eric Stephant ◽  
Jean-Michel Pontier ◽  
Pascal Constantin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Clinical Outcome ◽  
Decompression Sickness ◽  
Mri Findings ◽  
Spinal Cord Decompression

scholarly journals Spinal cord degeneration associated with type II decompression sickness: case report

Spinal Cord ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
I M Calder ◽  
A C Palmer ◽  
J T Hughes ◽  
J F Bolt ◽  
J D Buchanan
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Decompression Sickness ◽  
Type Ii

scholarly journals First case report of chronic pulmonary lung disease caused by Mycobacterium abscessus in two immunocompetent patients in Saudi Arabia

2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 312-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bright Varghese ◽  
Sue Elizabeth Shajan ◽  
Majed Omar Al Saedi ◽  
Sahal A. Al-Hajoj
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Lung Disease ◽  
Mycobacterium Abscessus ◽  
First Case ◽  
Immunocompetent Patients

Recomopression of spinal cord decompression sickness

2021 ◽  
Vol 429 ◽  
pp. 118243
Author(s):  
Jinyoung Ahn ◽  
Heetae Kim
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Decompression Sickness ◽  
Spinal Cord Decompression
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