Surfer’s myelopathy: a case report
Authors: Laura Zelada Rios, Cesar Caparo Zamalloa, Erik Guevara Silva, Victor Osorio Marcatinco, Sheila Castro Suarez, Maria Meza Vega
Background: As surfing gains adherents, the injuries derived from its practice become more frequent, one of which is the so-called surfer's myelopathy. Case presentation: We present the case of a patient with an abrupt onset of mild back-lumbar pain, followed by paresthesia and motor involvement of both lower limbs as well as sphincter disturbance in the context of the immediate practice of an aquatic sport. Thoracic spinal cord MRI showed T2 hyperintensities in the central part of the spinal cord between T8-T12. Surfer’s myelopathy is a nontraumatic spinal cord injury, of vascular etiology, caused by the prolonged hyperextension of the spine. Conclusion: The importance of this work lies in being one of the few in Peru addressing this pathology and the need of awareness for taking preventive measures by young athletes.
Keywords: Surfer’s myelopathy, spinal cord, hyperextension, case report.
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Laura Zelada Rios
Basic Research Center in Dementia and Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas, Lima, Peru
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Cesar Caparo Zamalloa
Basic Research Center in Dementia and Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas, Lima, Peru
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Erik Guevara Silva
Basic Research Center in Dementia and Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas, Lima, Peru
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Victor Osorio Marcatinco
Basic Research Center in Dementia and Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas, Lima, Peru
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Sheila Castro Suarez
Basic Research Center in Dementia and Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas, Lima, Peru
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Maria Meza Vega
Basic Research Center in Dementia and Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas, Lima, Peru.
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Cesar Caparo Zamalloa, Basic Research Center in Dementia and Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas, Lima, Peru ccaparoz@hotmail.com
Publication history:
Received 04 Feb 2023
Revised 20 Jun 2023
Accepted 25 Aug 2023
Published online 07 Dec 2023
Published in print 22 Mar 2024
Rios LZ, Zamalloa CC, Silva EG, Marcatinco VO, Suarez SC, Vega MM. Surfer’s myelopathy: a case report. EJMCR. 2023; 7(8): 161-163. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1675386675
Rios LZ, Zamalloa CC, Silva EG, Marcatinco VO, Suarez SC, Vega MM. Surfer’s myelopathy: a case report. https://www.ejmcr.com/?mno=142678 [Access: April 29, 2024]. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1675386675
Rios LZ, Zamalloa CC, Silva EG, Marcatinco VO, Suarez SC, Vega MM. Surfer’s myelopathy: a case report. EJMCR. 2023; 7(8): 161-163. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1675386675
Rios LZ, Zamalloa CC, Silva EG, Marcatinco VO, Suarez SC, Vega MM. Surfer’s myelopathy: a case report. EJMCR. (2023), [cited April 29, 2024]; 7(8): 161-163. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1675386675
Rios, L. Z., Zamalloa, . C. C., Silva, . E. G., Marcatinco, . V. O., Suarez, . S. C. & Vega, . M. M. (2023) Surfer’s myelopathy: a case report. EJMCR, 7 (8), 161-163. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1675386675
Rios, Laura Zelada, Cesar Caparo Zamalloa, Erik Guevara Silva, Victor Osorio Marcatinco, Sheila Castro Suarez, and Maria Meza Vega. 2023. Surfer’s myelopathy: a case report. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 7 (8), 161-163. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1675386675
Rios, Laura Zelada, Cesar Caparo Zamalloa, Erik Guevara Silva, Victor Osorio Marcatinco, Sheila Castro Suarez, and Maria Meza Vega. "Surfer’s myelopathy: a case report." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 7 (2023), 161-163. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1675386675
Rios, Laura Zelada, Cesar Caparo Zamalloa, Erik Guevara Silva, Victor Osorio Marcatinco, Sheila Castro Suarez, and Maria Meza Vega. "Surfer’s myelopathy: a case report." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 7.8 (2023), 161-163. Print. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1675386675
Rios, L. Z., Zamalloa, . C. C., Silva, . E. G., Marcatinco, . V. O., Suarez, . S. C. & Vega, . M. M. (2023) Surfer’s myelopathy: a case report. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 7 (8), 161-163. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1675386675