Young Man With Sudden Quadriplegia After Neck Massage
Xiujiao Wei, Qinghong Duan · 2026
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Xiujiao Wei and Qinghong Duan present a 2026 case report of a young man who suddenly lost movement in all four limbs after neck massage. The healthy 33-year-old had a week of neck pain that worsened over three days of massage. Exam found limp paralysis of the legs, weakness in the arms, and loss of feeling below the upper chest.
A first CT scan looked normal, but detail was blurred near the shoulders. An emergency MRI showed a blood collection pressing on the spinal cord from the neck to the upper back, and he had urgent surgery to relieve the pressure. A normal CT does not rule out such compression, the authors warn, and massage on a painful neck deserves caution.
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| CREATOR | Xiujiao Wei, Qinghong Duan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2670 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |