International Journal of Clinical Science and Medical Research

Background: Spinal cord injury was a common disastrous condition seen globally. Survival may be cut-short by numerous complications attributable to the injury.

Case presentation: we recorded a 55-year-old female university lecturer who had survived complete thoracic spinal cord injury for four decades and narrated challenges and successes she experienced over the span of forty years with spinal cord injury in Nigeria.

Conclusion: This report outlined a rare case of four decades survival and significant educational and developmental achievements recorded in a spinal cord injured person.

spinal cord injury, long-term survival, neurotrauma, neurorehabilitation, disability

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