RESUMEN
Cervical spine injury in the pediatric athlete is an uncommon but potentially devastating condition that can require a heightened index of suspicion to correctly diagnose. Although some cervical spine injuries present overtly with paraplegia due to cord transection, others can present more subtly with symptoms suggestive of bilateral peripheral neuropathy. Patients with traumatic brachial neuropraxia or "stinger" physiology can present similarly, but symptoms are exclusively unilateral. We present 4 patients with bilateral upper extremity hyperesthesias and absence of tenderness over the cervical vertebral landmarks who were subsequently diagnosed with cervical spine injuries.
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Traumatismos en Atletas/diagnóstico , Vértebras Cervicales/lesiones , Traumatismos de la Médula Espinal/diagnóstico , Traumatismos Vertebrales/diagnóstico , Adolescente , Atletas , Humanos , Hiperestesia/etiología , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Masculino , Cuello/inervación , Dolor de Cuello/etiología , Examen Neurológico/métodos , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X , Extremidad Superior/inervaciónRESUMEN
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