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Case Report
Post-traumatic cervical pseudomeningocele: A case report
1 Assistant Professor, Emergency Radiology Department, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Rabat, Morocco
2 Assistant Professor, Radiology Department, Mohamed V Military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco
3 MD, Radiologist, Emergency Radiology Department, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Rabat, Morocco
4 Radiology Professor, Head of Department, Emergency Radiology Department, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Rabat, Morocco
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Fatima Zahrae Laamrani
Emergency Radiology Department, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Rabat,
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Article ID: 101134Z01FL2020
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Laamrani FZ, Lahkim M, Azdad O, Tilfine C, Jroundi L. Post-traumatic cervical pseudomeningocele: A case report. Int J Case Rep Images 2020;11:101134Z01FL2020.ABSTRACT
Introduction: The traumatic lesions of the brachial plexus mainly are due to stretching, tearing, bruising, or direct sores accentuated by a hematoma or the presence of a foreign body. Stretching of the brachial plexus can lead to avulsion and/or pseudomeningocele.
Case Report: It is a case of a 12-year-old child who was admitted to the emergency room after a public road accident for the management of an open arm fracture, for which he received stabilization by screw plate fixation. Evolution was marked with anesthesia in the area of the musculocutaneous nerve. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a left C7 pseudomeningocele with root avulsion. The patient underwent surgery but unfortunately did not recover his neurological deficit. Late electroneuromyography (ENMG) showed distal nerve damages which can explain the failure of surgery.
Conclusion: If MRI distinguishes a preganglionic lesion from proximal postganglionic involvement, it ignores distal lesions. Electroneuromyography and MRI are therefore complementary in the determination of the reversibility or not of lesions of the brachial plexus and in the choice of the most appropriate treatment.
Keywords: Brachial plexus, Electroneuromyography, Magnetic resonance imaging, Pseudomeningocele, Root avulsion
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Fatima Zahrae Laamrani - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Mohamed Lahkim - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Ouidad Azdad - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Charaf Tilfine - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Laila Jroundi - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guaranter of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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Data AvailabilityAll relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting Information files.
Conflict of InterestAuthors declare no conflict of interest.
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