Telogen Effluvium: Hair Loss After Spinal Cord Injury

August 1984 in “ PubMed ”

Patricia A. Dahlin, John E. George, J C Nérette

telogen effluvium psychogenic telogen effluvium spinal cord injury C5 complete spinal cord injury club hairs diffuse hair loss occiput

TLDR A man had temporary hair loss after a spinal cord injury, with some permanent thinning remaining.

In 1984, a case study was reported of a 26-year-old man who experienced hair loss, specifically psychogenic telogen effluvium, after a C5 complete spinal cord injury (SCI). The hair loss began four months after the injury and peaked in the sixth month, particularly over the back of the head. Four months after peak shedding, the loss of young club hairs ceased. The patient fully recovered seven months after peak loss, but a smaller permanent area of diffuse hair loss remained over the occiput. This pattern of hair loss had not been previously associated with SCI.

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