Pseudomeningocele From Brachial Plexus Root Avulsion

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Joseph Yoon Michael Redmond

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Joseph Yoon
Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Darwin Hospital, Northern Territory, Australia

A B S T R A C T

We report a case of a 42-year-old male involved in a motor vehicle accident. Initial MRI revealed T2 hypointensity of the anterior cord at the C6 level of the cervical spine which raised significant discussions within the neurosurgical, radiology and ICU departments at our institution. After careful review of images and patient’s clinical examination we suspected root avulsion of the brachial plexus. Subsequent MRI brachial plexus showed a large axillary pseudomeningocele originating from the C5-T2 nerve roots. Our team concluded the patient suffered a complete brachial plexus injury from right lateral hyperflexion as extrapolated from his injuries. The aim of this report is to highlight the uncommon condition and report of key clinical findings and management strategies.

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Case Report

Publication history

Received: Sat 31, Aug 2019
Accepted: Thu 19, Sep 2019
Published: Fri 27, Sep 2019

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© 2023 Joseph Yoon. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.SCR.2019.05.01