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Tetraparesis secondary to cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: case report
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Main Authors: | Cruzeiro,Marcelo Maroco |
| Other Authors: | Vale,Thiago Cardoso; Pires,Leopoldo Antônio; Franco,Gláucio Mendes; Pennisi,Molise Fortuna |
| Subject: | ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament spinal cord compression spinal stenosis |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Document type: | article |
| Access type: | open access |
| Associated institution: | IBICT |
| Language: | English |
| Origin: | Oasisbr |
| Summary: | 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. |
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