title: [Imminent paraplegia].
abstract: Acute and subacute paraparesis are discussed, using case reports. Some important anamnestic, anatomic and clinical investigational features to be considered in patients with lesions of the spinal cord are emphasized. Most frequent and for the practitioner most important are lesions due to compression, mainly localized in the thoracic cord. Such lesions need rapid evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Neurologische Universitätsklinik, Zürich.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Waespe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D010808:Physical Examination; D012769:Shock / Q000503:physiopathology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications
vernacular_title: Die drohende Querschnittslähmung.