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Neurology
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Review Case Reports
Surfers' myelopathy: a case series of 19 novice surfers with nontraumatic myelopathy.
We report the clinical characteristics of the largest series of nontraumatic spinal cord injury in novice surfers (surfers' myelopathy). ⋯ Although the cause of surfers' myelopathy is unclear, the rapid onset and presence of restricted diffusion suggest ischemic injury. Admission severity appears to be most predictive of neurologic outcome.