Progressive quadriparesis in adolescent with stenosis of the cervical spine.
BACKGROUND
Progressive quadriparesis in adolescents suffering from cervical stenosis is a very rare entity. Only three cases have been reported in the literature.


METHODS
We report our own case of progressive quadriparesis in a young patient suffering from cervical stenosis, the first to be documented with pre- and postoperative magnetic resonance imaging.
Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Policlinico Umberto I, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy. missorp@yahoo.com
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D000293:Adolescent; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery