Tetraparesis secondary to cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: case report Tetraparesia secundária a ossificação do ligamento longitudinal posterior cervical: relato de caso

Tetraparesis secondary to cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: case report Tetraparesia secundária a ossificação do ligamento longitudinal posterior cervical: relato de caso

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 f...

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Main Authors:	Marcelo Maroco Cruzeiro, Thiago Cardoso Vale, Leopoldo Antônio Pires, Gláucio Mendes Franco, Molise Fortuna Pennisi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2007-06-01
Series:	Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:	ossificação do ligamento longitudinal posterior compressão da medula espinhal estenose espinhal ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament spinal cord compression spinal stenosis
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2007000300034

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