Single Symptom of 'Pure' Mechano-allodynia Secondary to Acute Herniated Cervical Disc: A case report
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
;
: 366-369, 2008.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-724168
ABSTRACT
Allodynia is pain following a non-noxious stimuli which does not provoke pain normally and develops after incomplete spinal cord injury more commonly in cervical rather than thoracic level, and central cord syndrome. This article presents an unusual patient who presented with the single symptom of an intense allodynia after cervical intervertebral disc herniation. This 36-year-old male patient developed acute lancinating and burning pain aggravated by skimming light touch on both thenar area. Cervical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed central disc herniation and spinal cord compression. The allodynia secondary to acute herniated cervical disk has been successfully disappeared through pharmacotherapy with pulsed-use of steroid, gabapentin and comprehensive rehabilitation.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Spinal Cord Compression
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Spinal Cord Injuries
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Burns
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Central Cord Syndrome
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Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids
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Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
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Amines
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Hyperalgesia
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Intervertebral Disc
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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