Management of acute traumatic central cord syndrome (ATCCS)

Bizhan Aarabi; Mark N. Hadley; Sanjay S. Dhall; Daniel E. Gelb; R. John Hurlbert; Curtis J. Rozzelle; Timothy C. Ryken; Nicholas Theodore; Beverly C. Walters

doi:10.1227/NEU.0b013e318276f64b

Management of acute traumatic central cord syndrome (ATCCS)

Bizhan Aarabi, Mark N. Hadley, Sanjay S. Dhall, Daniel E. Gelb, R. John Hurlbert, Curtis J. Rozzelle, Timothy C. Ryken, Nicholas Theodore, Beverly C. Walters

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Abstract

Class III medical evidence supports the aggressive medical management including ICU care of all patients with a spinal cord injury, including those with ATCCS. Class III medical evidence suggests that surgery for ATCCS is safe and appears to be efficacious (in conjunction with medical management) for patients with focal cord compression, or to provide operative reduction and internal fixation and fusion of cervical spinal fracture dislocation injuries. The role of surgery for patients with ATCCS with long segment cord compression/injury or with spinal stenosis without bony injury remains a subject of debate in the literature. ^{19,23,26,27,31,37,38,81,94-101} Patient age and comorbidities are important factors when considering surgical treatment for patients with ATCCS.^{19,22,26,28-29,33,35,81,84,85}.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	195-204
Number of pages	10
Journal	Neurosurgery
Volume	72
Issue number	SUPPL.2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1227/NEU.0b013e318276f64b
State	Published - Mar 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Central cord syndrome
Chronic central spinal cord syndrome
Spinal cord injury
Variable neurological recovery

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Surgery
Clinical Neurology

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Management of acute traumatic central cord syndrome (ATCCS)

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