Tetraparesis secondary to cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: case report
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
; Arq. neuropsiquiatr;65(2b): 532-535, jun. 2007. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is a rare cause of myelopathy in non-Oriental populations and relatively unrecognized by general practitioners. A case of an Afro-Brazilian 54-years-old woman presenting with tetraparesis due to cervical OPLL is presented. Emphasis is made for the inclusion of OPLL in the differential diagnosis of compressive cervical myelopathy.
RESUMO
Ossificação do ligamento longitudinal posterior (OLLP) é causa rara de mielopatia na população não Oriental e relativamente subdiagnosticada por clínicos gerais. Relata-se um caso de mulher de 54 anos descendência Afro-Brasileira com tetraparesia associada a OLLP cervical. Enfatiza-se a inclusão da OLLP como diagnóstico diferencial de mielopatia cervical compressiva.
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LILACS
Main subject:
Quadriplegia
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Spinal Cord Compression
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Cervical Vertebrae
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Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
Journal subject:
NEUROLOGIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Year:
2007
Type:
Article