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September 10, 2025Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics

Transient spinal neuropraxia in pediatric patients: analysis of an institutional experience 4 decades after the introduction of spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality

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DBDouglas L. BrockmeyerDGDiwas GautamVRVijay M. Ravindra

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Prospective analysis of cervical spine injuries shows high recovery rates in young athletes, suggesting that modern terminology is needed.

Key Points

  • Patients with transient spinal neuropraxia experienced full recovery without surgery.
  • Of the 21 patients, 76.2% showed complete neurological recovery by discharge after a mean of 2.24 days.
  • Cervical spine injuries were mostly in adolescent males, linked to contact sports such as football and wrestling.
  • MRI-negative neuropraxic injuries highlight the need for updated terminology in current pediatric trauma care.

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Brockmeyer et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23caeb210217d6478a29dhttps://doi.org/10.3171/2025.3.peds24537
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