Epidemiology, Clinical Features and Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury in Children. 2018

Haider Darain, and Aatik Arsh, and Amir Zeb, and Syed Muhammad Ilyas, and Dildar Muhammad, and Muhammad Naseem Khan
IPMR, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar.

OBJECTIVE To describe epidemiology, clinical features and clinical consequences of Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) in children. METHODS Case series. METHODS Paraplegic Centre, Hayatabad, Peshawar, from July 2011 to March 2017. METHODS SCI patients having age up to 15 years, admitted to Paraplegic Centre, were inducted in 2017. Exclusion criteria was foreign-national SCI patients, and/or SCI patients re-admitted to paraplegic centre. List of all SCI patients admitted to the centre was retrieved and 102 patients were identified. Data of these patients was evaluated for demographic information, physiological intactness (complete SCI/incomplete SCI), neurological level and complications. RESULTS A total of 102 patients (66 males and 36 females) with mean age 10.9 ±3.7 years were included in this study. Firearm injury was the most common cause (n=39, 38.2%) of SCI in these patients, followed by fall from height (n=23, 22.5%), road traffic accidents (n=14, 13.7%), and weight fallen over (n=14, 13.7%). Bomb blast injury (n=7, 6.9%), diving accident (n=3, 2.9%), and sports related injuries (n=2, 2.0%). Majority of the patients (n=82, 80.4%) had complete SCI (ASIA A); the commonest SCI level was thoracic region (n=59, 57.8%) and the least reported region was (n=14, 13.7%) cervical. Out of the total, 50 (49.0%) patients had pressure ulcer in which 15 (30.0%) patients were having grade IV pressure ulcer, 9 (18.0%), 15 (30.0%) and 11 (22.0%) patients were had grade I, grade II and grade III pressure ulcer, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Majority of causes of SCI in children are similar to those reported in adult population. However, the commonest causes of SCI in children in Pakistan were firearm injury and bomb blast, which are rarely reported in other countries. Like adult population, these children with SCI are prone to developing pressure ulcer.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D008297 Male Males
D010154 Pakistan A country located in southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north. The capital is Islamabad. Islamic Republic of Pakistan
D010264 Paraplegia Severe or complete loss of motor function in the lower extremities and lower portions of the trunk. This condition is most often associated with SPINAL CORD DISEASES, although BRAIN DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; and MUSCULAR DISEASES may also cause bilateral leg weakness. Paralysis, Lower Extremities,Paraplegia, Spastic,Spastic Paraplegia,Paralysis, Legs,Paralysis, Lower Limbs,Paraplegia, Ataxic,Paraplegia, Cerebral,Paraplegia, Flaccid,Paraplegia, Spinal,Ataxic Paraplegia,Ataxic Paraplegias,Cerebral Paraplegia,Cerebral Paraplegias,Flaccid Paraplegia,Flaccid Paraplegias,Paraplegias,Paraplegias, Ataxic,Paraplegias, Cerebral,Paraplegias, Flaccid,Paraplegias, Spastic,Paraplegias, Spinal,Spastic Paraplegias,Spinal Paraplegia,Spinal Paraplegias
D011782 Quadriplegia Severe or complete loss of motor function in all four limbs which may result from BRAIN DISEASES; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; or rarely MUSCULAR DISEASES. The locked-in syndrome is characterized by quadriplegia in combination with cranial muscle paralysis. Consciousness is spared and the only retained voluntary motor activity may be limited eye movements. This condition is usually caused by a lesion in the upper BRAIN STEM which injures the descending cortico-spinal and cortico-bulbar tracts. Quadriparesis,Spastic Quadriplegia,Tetraplegia,Flaccid Quadriplegia,Flaccid Tetraplegia,Paralysis, Spinal, Quadriplegic,Spastic Tetraplegia,Flaccid Quadriplegias,Flaccid Tetraplegias,Quadripareses,Quadriplegia, Flaccid,Quadriplegia, Spastic,Quadriplegias,Quadriplegias, Flaccid,Quadriplegias, Spastic,Spastic Quadriplegias,Spastic Tetraplegias,Tetraplegia, Flaccid,Tetraplegia, Spastic,Tetraplegias,Tetraplegias, Flaccid,Tetraplegias, Spastic
D001753 Blast Injuries Injuries resulting when a person is struck by particles impelled with violent force from an explosion. Blast causes pulmonary concussion and hemorrhage, laceration of other thoracic and abdominal viscera, ruptured ear drums, and minor effects in the central nervous system. (From Dorland, 27th ed) Injuries, Blast,Blast Injury,Injury, Blast
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260 Female Females

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