Tetraparesis secondary to cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: case report.
Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is a rare cause of myelopathy in non-Oriental populations and relatively unrecognized by general practitioners. A case of an Afro-Brazilian 54-years-old woman presenting with tetraparesis due to cervical OPLL is presented. Emphasis is made for the inclusion of OPLL in the differential diagnosis of compressive cervical myelopathy.
Cruzeiro
Marcelo Maroco
MM
UFF, Niterói (RJ), Brazil. mmaroco@terra.com.br
Vale
Thiago Cardoso
TC
Pires
Leopoldo Antônio
LA
Franco
Gláucio Mendes
GM
Pennisi
Molise Fortuna
MF
D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D017887:Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed