Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
An Interesting Case of Bilateral Compressive Myelopathy In pregnancy
Dr. Renu Kumari Gupta , Dr. Rehana Najam , Dr. Astha Lalwani , Dr. Shubhra Shrivastava , Dr. Swati Jain
JCDR. 2023: 1365-1371
Abstract
Acute inflammatory myelopathies often known as acute myelitis are uncommon and etiologically diverse. A 26-year-old primigravida at 35+2 weeks gestation presented to casualty with complaints of inability to move lower limbs since 5days.A diagnosis of bilateral compressive myelopathy was made for which neurosurgery opinion was taken and was advised decompressive spinal surgery for which pregnancy had to be terminated. After explaining all high risks and guarded fetomaternal prognosis patient was taken up for planned lower segment caesarean section at 36 weeks.
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