Nontraumatic spinal cord injury: etiology, demography and clinics

Authors

  • Asencio Quintana-Gonzales Dirección Ejecutiva de Investigación, Docencia y Rehabilitación Integral en Funciones Motoras, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación. Callao, Perú. Médico Rehabilitador.
  • Rosa Sotomayor-Espichan Departamento de Investigación, Docencia y Rehabilitación Integral en Lesiones Medulares, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación. Callao, Perú. Médico Rehabilitado.
  • María Martínez-Romero Departamento de Investigación, Docencia y Rehabilitación Integral en Lesiones Medulares, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación. Callao, Perú. Médico Rehabilitador.
  • César Kuroki-García Departamento de Investigación, Docencia y Rehabilitación Integral en Unidad Motora y Dolor, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación. Callao, Perú. Médico Rehabilitador.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2011.284.427

Keywords:

Spinal cord injuries, Prevalence, Etiology

Abstract

We performed a retrospective and descriptive cross-sectional; study in 210 hospitalized patients with spinal cord injury at the National Institute of Rehabilitation (INR), Callao, Peru from 2000-2006. The goal was to describe etiology, and clinical and socio-demographic characteristics of non traumatic spinal cord injuries (LMNT). We found a prevalence of 27 % for LMNT, average age at onset of 32.0 years, male gender 50.5 %, and secondary education completed in 41.9 %, poverty 90.5 %. The infectious etiology (viral and bacterial) was predominant in 37.6 %, with 11.9 infected with HTLVI. Although the INR is a reference center, the findings can’t be generalized because it isn’t a representative sample of the Peruvian population, further studies are necessary to propose strategies for prevention and control, considering the high cost of integral rehabilitation treatment in these patients.

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Published

2014-01-29

How to Cite

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Quintana-Gonzales A, Sotomayor-Espichan R, Martínez-Romero M, Kuroki-García C. Nontraumatic spinal cord injury: etiology, demography and clinics. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica [Internet]. 2014 Jan. 29 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];28(4). Available from: https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/427

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