Suggest cause & complications of spinal fluids in infants
Patient: Hi my name is Jennifer... Our family is going thru a rough time right now my nephew was involved in a car accident , was hit my a drunk driver he ran a red light but anyways now my nephew doesn t feel his hand and now was transferred to a childrends hospital now there thinking it might be a leak in his spinal between his neck and shoulders , my question is what happens when there is a LEAK IN THE SPINAL FLUIDS?? what are the damages and how can this effect him???? now his a baby he just turn 1yrs Doctor: HIWell come to HCMLeak in the spinal cord and the history of accident means this could be fracture in spinal column in my opinion the whole spinal column need to be scanned and the best choice would be MRI study, hope this information helps.