title: [Tetraparesis caused by ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine].
abstract: A case of pure motor tetraparesis with a slowly progressive course was due to an ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament. The role of retinol in the pathogenesis of this case is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neuroradiologie, Hôpital de Terre Rouge, Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Isnard
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Candon
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Laporte
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bousquet
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008023:Ligaments, Articular; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
vernacular_title: Tétraparésie secondaire a une ossification du ligament commun vertébral postérieur.