Progressive quadriparesis in adolescent with stenosis of the cervical spine

Childs Nerv Syst. 2003 Dec;19(12):834-6. doi: 10.1007/s00381-003-0747-8. Epub 2003 May 13.

Abstract

Introduction: Progressive quadriparesis in adolescents suffering from cervical stenosis is a very rare entity. Only three cases have been reported in the literature.

Case report: We report our own case of progressive quadriparesis in a young patient suffering from cervical stenosis, the first to be documented with pre- and postoperative magnetic resonance imaging.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Cervical Vertebrae / pathology*
  • Cervical Vertebrae / surgery
  • Decompression, Surgical / methods
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Male
  • Quadriplegia* / complications
  • Quadriplegia* / pathology
  • Quadriplegia* / surgery
  • Spinal Stenosis / complications*
  • Spinal Stenosis / pathology
  • Spinal Stenosis / surgery