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ArticleRadiology case reports2025

Radiographic changes in delayed white cord syndrome from postsurgical cervical myelopathy: A case report and review of the literature.

Serena Sheen, Volney Sheen

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Serena SheenDepartment of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Volney SheenDepartment of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

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Down Syndrome: a potential treatment XISTsR01HD109794 · NICHD · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI VOLNEY L SHEEN · 2022 to 2026
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NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD109794
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

White cord syndrome (WCS), also referred to as reperfusion injury of the spinal cord, is a rare condition involving sudden neurological deterioration following cervical spinal decompression. The syndrome is diagnosed in the absence of an iatrogenic cord injury or perioperative complications. Both loss of neurophysiological signaling during intraoperative monitoring and the appearance of hyper-intensity on T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging are hallmarks of WCS. We present a report of a female patient who presented with the condition and followed her imaging studies longitudinally. Imaging studies showed prolonged and persistent contrast enhancement over a year and a half postsurgery. Such findings have not previously been reported with WCS. We provide a brief review of the literature, highlighting the main radiologic findings.

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Case reportCervical myelopathyDelayedWhite cord syndrome

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PMID40292155
PMCPMC12018174

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