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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações
2007-06-01
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| Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2007000300034 |
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