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Volume: 7 | Issue: 8 | Published: Dec 07, 2023 | Pages: 161 - 163 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1675386675

Surfer's myelopathy: a case report

Authors: Laura Zelada Rios , Cesar Caparo Zamalloa , Erik Guevara Silva , Victor Osorio Marcatinco , Sheila Castro Suarez , Maria Meza Vega

Article Info

Authors

Laura Zelada Rios

Basic Research Center in Dementia and Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas, Lima, Peru

ORCID

Cesar Caparo Zamalloa

Basic Research Center in Dementia and Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas, Lima, Peru

Erik Guevara Silva

Basic Research Center in Dementia and Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas, Lima, Peru

Victor Osorio Marcatinco

Basic Research Center in Dementia and Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas, Lima, Peru

Sheila Castro Suarez

Basic Research Center in Dementia and Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas, Lima, Peru

Maria Meza Vega

Basic Research Center in Dementia and Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas, Lima, Peru.

Publication History

Received: February 04, 2023

Revised: June 20, 2023

Accepted: June 20, 2023

Published: December 07, 2023

Abstract

Background: As surfing gains adherents, the injuries derived from its practice become more frequent, one of which is the so-called surfer's myelopathy. Case presentation: We present the case of a patient with an abrupt onset of mild back-lumbar pain, followed by paresthesia and motor involvement of both lower limbs as well as sphincter disturbance in the context of the immediate practice of an aquatic sport. Thoracic spinal cord MRI showed T2 hyperintensities in the central part of the spinal cord between T8-T12. Surfer's myelopathy is a nontraumatic spinal cord injury, of vascular etiology, caused by the prolonged hyperextension of the spine. Conclusion: The importance of this work lies in being one of the few in Peru addressing this pathology and the need of awareness for taking preventive measures by young athletes.

Keywords: Surfer's myelopathy, spinal cord, hyperextension, case report, green

Pubmed Style

Laura Zelada Rios, Cesar Caparo Zamalloa, Erik Guevara Silva, Victor Osorio Marcatinco, Sheila Castro Suarez, Maria Meza Vega. Surfer's myelopathy: a case report. EJMCR. 2023; 07 (December 2023): 161-163. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1675386675

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Laura Zelada Rios, Cesar Caparo Zamalloa, Erik Guevara Silva, Victor Osorio Marcatinco, Sheila Castro Suarez, Maria Meza Vega. Surfer's myelopathy: a case report. https://ejmcr.com/articles/1205 [Access: December 25, 2024]. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1675386675

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Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Laura Zelada Rios, Cesar Caparo Zamalloa, Erik Guevara Silva, Victor Osorio Marcatinco, Sheila Castro Suarez, Maria Meza Vega. Surfer's myelopathy: a case report. EJMCR. (2023), [cited December 25, 2024]; 07 (December 2023): 161-163. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1675386675

Harvard Style

Laura Zelada Rios, Cesar Caparo Zamalloa, Erik Guevara Silva, Victor Osorio Marcatinco, Sheila Castro Suarez, Maria Meza Vega (2023) Surfer's myelopathy: a case report. EJMCR, 07 (December 2023): 161-163. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1675386675

Chicago Style

Laura Zelada Rios, Cesar Caparo Zamalloa, Erik Guevara Silva, Victor Osorio Marcatinco, Sheila Castro Suarez, Maria Meza Vega. "Surfer's myelopathy: a case report." 07 (2023), 161-163. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1675386675

MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Laura Zelada Rios, Cesar Caparo Zamalloa, Erik Guevara Silva, Victor Osorio Marcatinco, Sheila Castro Suarez, Maria Meza Vega. "Surfer's myelopathy: a case report." 07.December 2023 (2023), 161-163. Print. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1675386675

APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Laura Zelada Rios, Cesar Caparo Zamalloa, Erik Guevara Silva, Victor Osorio Marcatinco, Sheila Castro Suarez, Maria Meza Vega (2023) Surfer's myelopathy: a case report. , 07 (December 2023), 161-163. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1675386675