Posttraumatic Cervical Nerve Root XXXX .

@entity1 @entity2244 @entity4282 @entity174 @entity4 @entity155 @entity614 @entity130 @entity2685
BACKGROUND: Cervical nerve root @entity155 after @entity130 is a well-known occurrence. It is associated with traction injuries to the brachial plexus, commonly after high-speed motor vehicle collisions. @entity614 @entity155 occurs when traction forces pull the nerve root sleeve into the intervertebral foramen with associated tearing of the meninges. The proximal nerve root retracts, and the neural foramen fills with cerebrospinal fluid and eventually forms a pseudomeningocele. Although imaging characteristics often include nerve root @entity4 and pseudomeningoceles, there has only been one description of associated @entity4282 in the literature. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 3-year-old @entity1 restrained in a passenger-side rear car seat presented to the emergency department after a high-speed motor vehicle collision. The @entity1 was found lying unconscious on the floor of the front passenger side. On arrival, she was flaccid with absent sensation in her left upper extremity, 3/5 strength in her right upper extremity, and full strength in her lower extremities. Computed tomography of the cervical spine was negative for acute @entity174 . Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the cervical spine demonstrated a noncompressive @entity4282 from @entity2244 and MRI brachial plexus demonstrated diffuse left cervical nerve root @entity4 and @entity2244 @entity155 with pseudomeningoceles, which were not seen on the MRI cervical spine. The @entity1 was managed conservatively for her @entity2685 . CONCLUSIONS: Although pseudomeningocele formation after cervical nerve root @entity155 is commonly cited, associated @entity4282 are not well described. It is important to consider this etiology in @entity1 with asymmetric examinations and @entity4282 before surgical evacuation.
