Neurologic recovery of paraplegia following use of salmon calcitonin in a patient with Paget's disease of spine.
A case report of spastic paraparesis due to Paget's disease of the dorsal spine is presented. The patient became almost completely paralyzed in the lower limbs in spite of a decompressive laminectomy. He was treated with salmon calcitonin with very rapid neurologic recovery. The limits of the regimen and possible complications are discussed.
D002116:Calcitonin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery
D002116:Calcitonin