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A Case of Man-in-the-Barrel Syndrome Induced by Cervical Spinal Cord Ischemia

Byeol A Yoon1, Jong Kuk Kim1, Dong Ho Ha2
Korean Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology 2013;15(2):59-62.
Published online: December 31, 2013
1Departments of Neurology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
2Departments of Radiology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
Corresponding author:  Jong Kuk Kim, Tel: +82-51-240-5260, Fax: +82-51-244-8338, 
Email: advania9@chol.com
Received: 17 October 2012   • Accepted: 10 December 2013
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Man-in-the-barrel syndrome (MIBS) is a clinical syndrome of bilateral upper limb weakness with normal lower extremity function. It can be caused by various neurological conditions such as bilateral cerebral hypoperfusion, syringomyelia, motor neuron disease, or cervical myelopathies. We report a patient with MIBS after cervical spinal cord ischemia. It is postulated to be caused by ischemic insults of anterior spinal artery from repeated and prolonged neck extension.

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