title: Primary hyperparathyroidism presenting as cervical myelopathy.
abstract: Quadriplegia as a presenting syndrome in a case of primary hyperparathyroidism is reported. The clinical picture was misdiagnosed as a space-occupying lesion in the cervical spinal canal, for which an unnecessary laminectomy was performed. The neurologic deficits disappeared following the removal of a parathyroid adenoma. The neurologic presentations of hyperparathyroidism are reviewed and discussed.
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*