An Important Cause of Tetraplegia: Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is a neurological disorder caused by degenerative changes in the cervical spines emerging from spinal channel narrowing. This is the most common reason of spastic tetraplegia in later phases of life. In this case report, an elderly male patient with subclinical sympto...
| 出版年: | Türk Osteoporoz Dergisi |
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| 主要な著者: | , , , |
| フォーマット: | 論文 |
| 言語: | 英語 |
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Turkish Society of Osteoporosis
2017-04-01
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| オンライン･アクセス: | http://www.turkosteoporozdergisi.org/article_14988/An-Important-Cause-Of-Tetraplegia-Cervical-Spondylotic-Myelopathy |
| 要約: | Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is a neurological disorder caused by degenerative changes in the cervical spines emerging from spinal channel narrowing. This is the most common reason of spastic tetraplegia in later phases of life. In this case report, an elderly male patient with subclinical symptoms and having cervical spondylotic myelopathy causing sudden spastic tetraplegia was presented in the light of current literature. |
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| ISSN: | 2147-2653 |