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Der spinale neurologische Notfall Prof. Dr. A. Curt, FRCPC Spinal cord emergency

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Der spinale neurologische Notfall

Prof. Dr. A. Curt, FRCPC

Spinal cord emergency

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Spinal cord emergencies

• traumatic

• non - traumatic

– primary (myelitis, syringomyelia, intramedullary tumors..)

– secondary (spinal metastases, intraspinal hemorrhageand abscess, spinal canal stenosis..)

• congenital

– (meningo-myelocele, diastematomyelia, tethered cord..)

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Spinal cord disorders:„the neurological examination is key!“

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Spinal cord emergencies

• traumatic

• non - traumatic

– primary (myelitis, syringomyelia, intramedullary tumors..)

– secondary (spinal metastases, intraspinal hemorrhageand abscess, spinal canal stenosis..)

• congenital

– (meningo-myelocele, diastematomyelia, tethered cord..)

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Sport injuries

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Traffic accidents

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Emergency management

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Rettungs-Bergungskette medizinische Akutversorgung

ASIA Protokolin-/komplett

funktionelle AusfälleLäsionshöhe

neurologischesDefizit

klin. Untersuchungen

RöntgenCTMRI

Wirbelsäulen-verletzung

Bildgebung

RückenmarkConus/Cauda

periphere Nerven

neurogeneLäsionen

Neurologie

PolytraumaIntensivmedizin

Akute Komplikationen

ZusatzverletzungenBegleiterkrankungen

labortechn. Untersuchungen

Anamneseklinische Untersuchung

zeitlicher Verlauf

traumatischeQuerschnittlähmung

Diagnostische Abklärung einer akuten traumatischen Querschnittslähmung, Leitlinien DGN 2010

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� Time is spine(early treatment)

� Decompression surgery

� Stabilization

� Cardiovascular management (ICU guidelines)

� Controlled mobilization

� MethylprednisoloneNo evidence!

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Spinal cord emergencies

• traumatic

• non - traumatic

– primary (myelitis, syringomyelia, intramedullary tumors..)

– secondary (spinal metastases, intraspinal hemorrhageand abscess, spinal canal stenosis..)

• congenital

– (meningo-myelocele, diastematomyelia, tethered cord..)

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Red flags

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Anamnese

Zeitlicher Verlauf

Untersuchungsbefund

Bildgebung (MRT, CT, Myelographie)

Rückenmark-Kompression?

Tumor intra-/extramedullär

Spondylitis,-diszitis, Abszeß

WS-degenerative Ursachen

Blutung intra-/extramedullär

Liquor: Pleozytose; IgG-Index, OKB

MRT: KM-Anreicherung

JA

NEIN

JA

Myelitis transversa

Infektiöse/parainf.

Myelitis

Multiple SkleroseADEM

Neuromyelitis optica SystemischeAutoimmunerkrankung

Spinale Ischämie

AVM

Superfizielle Siderose

Strahlenmyelopathie

Metabolisch/toxisch

psychogen

NEIN

Ggf. Staging-Diagnostik (CT,

MRT, Szintigraphie, PET)

Direkter

Erregernachweis,

spez. AK, PCR

cMRT, VEP, AP-4,AK Antikörper Serologie

Organbeteiligung

(Bildgebung, Biopsie)

CSF, cMRT,

evozierte

Potentiale

MRT (DWI, FLAIR, SWI),

selektive spinale

Angiographie

Serum: Cobalamin,

Folsäure, Vit B12 u 6,

Methylmalonsäure,

Kupfer, Coeruloplasmin

Diagnostische Abklärung nicht-traumatischen Querschnittlähmung

DGN Guidelines 2010

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Degenerative spinal canal stenosisSpinal canal encroachments and instability

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Red flags

Distribution of pain:

• bilateral pain

• clumsy hands/feet

• altered temp sen.

• girdle/belt like

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Segmental Sensory Assessment

Large Diameter(tactile)

Small Diameter (temperature, pain)

Contact Heat Evoked Potentials CHEPS

Somato-sensory Evoked Potentials SSEPS

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Segmental Sensory Assessment

Contact Heat Evoked Potentials CHEPS

Somato-sensory Evoked Potentials SSEPS

Large Diameter(tactile)

Small Diameter (temperature, pain)

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Kramer J, et al.. D-SSEP and EPT for the assessment of posterior cord function in SCI. J Neurotrauma 2008

Segmental Sensory Assessment

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Snake – eyemyelopathy

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Snake – eyemyelopathy

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C6

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police officer, ♂ 51 yrsthermal hypaesthesia

Ulnar SSEP

Tibial SSEP

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Red flags

Walking signs:

• unsteadiness

• fatigue

• weakness(limb or bilateral)

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Calcified disc herniation T10/11Back pain, left leg painBladder - bowel normalUnlimited walkingMale 53 years

Calcified disc herniation T7/8Lower back painDysesthesia left legLower limb reflexes increasedFemale 36 years

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dCHEP dSSEPSpinalis AnteriorSyndrome

Patient with complete paralysis due to spinalis anterior syndrome with loss of thermal and pain sensation below T7 but preserved light touch where accordingly dSSEP remained normal but dCHEP were abolished below the level of lesion.

C7

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Intraspinal – epidural haemorrhage

Post Op

Acute, non traumatic epidural haemorrhage

male, 31 years,physiotherapist, paraplegia T3 AIS B,became paralyzed within 60 min

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Intraspinal – epidural haemorrhage

Although patient received decompression surgery within 6 hours after onset of symptoms he suffers from established (chronic) paraplegia (AIS-B)

T3

T3

Spinal cord damage as a sequel of spinal cord compression due to

epidural haemorrhage

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Intraspinal – epidural haemorrhage

Post ORPre OR

Sub-acute onsetMale 63 yrs, marcumar therapyAIS-C, able to stand and walk indoors

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Red flags

Bladder signs:

• frequency

• voiding

• incontinence

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Arterio-venous malformation of spinal cord

Lower limb fatigue and bladder urgency!

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Meningeoma of thoracic cord

Lower limb pain and bladder urgency!

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Spinal metastases

constant & increasing

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Take home message: Red flags

Walking signs:

• unsteadiness

• fatigue

• weakness(limb or bilateral)

Bladder signs:

• frequency

• voiding

• incontinenceLecture can be found on:www.balgrist/Zentrum für Paraplegie

Distribution of pain:

• bilateral pain

• clumsy hands/feet

• altered temp sen.

• girdle/belt like

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…the spinal cord works not wireless yet, but we have ways toassess it….

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Supplement

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The examination

of motor function

is key!!

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