Flaccid paraplegia: a feature of spinal cord lesions in Holmes-Adie syndrome and tabes dorsalis.
In a patient with Holmes-Adie syndrome, and in another with tabes dorsalis, a transverse cord lesion resulted in a severe, but flaccid paraplegia with absent tendon reflexes. Flexor spasms were severe in both patients, but spasticity was absent. The significance of these observations is discussed in relation to the functional and anatomical disorder in these two syndromes.
D000270:Adie Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005684:Gait; D006181:H-Reflex; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D012026:Reflex, Stretch; D013035:Spasm / Q000209:etiology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000150:complications*; D013606:Tabes Dorsalis / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology