id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-012651-7bllqwh1 Kalidindi, Kalyan Kumar Varma A rare cause of neurological deterioration to complete paraplegia after surgery for thoracic myelopathy: a case report 2019-06-05 .txt text/plain 2049 127 44 title: A rare cause of neurological deterioration to complete paraplegia after surgery for thoracic myelopathy: a case report INTRODUCTION: Progressive deterioration of neurological status post-thoracic myelopathy surgery after a clinically stable period is rare and can pose a diagnostic dilemma. DISCUSSION: Ascending myelopathy is a potential but rare cause of delayed deterioration in neurological status after surgical intervention. SPAM has been described in the literature as an unusual cause of delayed neurological deterioration after traumatic spinal cord injury in cases where the deterioration could not be explained by mechanical instability, syrinx formation or therapeutic mis-intervention. This case report provides us with an insight into a potential cause akin to SPAM, which needs to be considered in a patient with progressive neurological deterioration after surgical decompression and stabilization for myelopathy. ./cache/cord-012651-7bllqwh1.txt ./txt/cord-012651-7bllqwh1.txt