[Sudden tetraplegia caused by hemorrhage in a central-medullary astrocytoma].
A case is reported of central-medullary cervical astrocytoma, which without any previous history is shown by a sudden pattern of tetraplegia and breathing insufficiency. The myelography suggested the existence of an expansive intramedullary process, carrying out an urgent surgical decompression and evacuating a central-medullary hematoma in relation to a glial benign type. Various aspects of the sudden tetraplegia are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*
Tétraplégie subite par hémorragie dans un astrocytome centro-médullaire.