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Question
Hello doctor,
My husband had a traffic accident, the doctor concluded that he had concussion and edema of the cervical spinal cord (C3 to C6) but did not operate. So the doctor asked me if the edema of the spinal cord in the neck is dangerous? How is the treatment? Thank you.
Anonymous customer
Answer
Answered by Master, Doctor Le Hung - Department of General Surgery, Vinmec Central Park International General Hospital.
Hello,
With the question “Is cervical spinal edema dangerous? ", the doctor would like to answer as follows:
Cervical marrow is a component of the central nervous system, playing an important role in nerve transmission from the brain to control the body. Injury to the cervical spinal cord, depending on the location and severity, can cause many symptoms from respiratory muscle paralysis, quadriplegia if the cervical spinal cord injury is high (C1 - C2), damage to the C3 - C6 area can be cause quadriplegia, urinary disorders.
In the case of your husband, the trauma can cause the cervical spinal cord to collide with the surrounding cervical spine bone components, leading to the swelling of the cervical spinal cord causing the corresponding symptoms. If no spinal fracture or mechanical compression of the spinal cord is noted, surgery is not indicated. Degenerative lesions such as ligament ossification, cervical disc herniation will be re-evaluated after this acute phase is over.
The next treatment direction is to continue monitoring and supportive treatment. The patient's respiratory status should be closely monitored as well as resistance to pressure ulcers. The patient's ability to restore movement and sensation depends on the extent of the patient's spinal cord injury.
If you still have questions about cervical spinal cord edema, you can go to a hospital of Vinmec Health System for further examination and advice. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wish you a lot of health.
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