Case Report
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
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
