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An Important Cause of Tetraplegia: Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy

Önemli Bir Tetrapleji Sebebi: Servikal Spondilotik Miyelopati

Figen TUNCAY
Fatmanur Aybala KOÇAK
Hatice Rana ERDEM
Zeynep Karakuzu GÜNGÖR
Pages
33–38
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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In this case report, an elderly male patient with subclinical symptoms and having cervical spondylotic myelopathy causing sudden spastic tetraplegia was presented in the light of current literature

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Objective & Hypothesis:Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is a neurological disorder caused by degenerative changes in the cervical spines emerging from spinal channel narrowing.
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Abstract

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is a neurological disorder caused by degenerative changes in the cervical spines emerging from spinal channel narrowing. This is the most common reason of spastic tetraplegia in later phases of life. In this case report, an elderly male patient with subclinical symptoms and having cervical spondylotic myelopathy causing sudden spastic tetraplegia was presented in the light of current literature

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Servikal spondilotik miyelopati, servikal omurlardaki dejeneratif değişiklikler neticesinde gelişen spinal kanaldaki daralmaya bağlı ortaya çıkan nörolojik bir bozukluktur. Hayatın ileri dönemlerinde en sık karşılaşılan spastik tetrapleji nedenidir. Bu olgu sunumunda öncesinde subklinik semptomları olan ileri yaş erkek hastada ani gelişen spastik tetraplejiye sebep olan servikal spondilotik miyelopati olgusu güncel literatür eşliğinde sunulmuştur

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TUNCAY, F., KOÇAK, F. A., ERDEM, H. R., GÜNGÖR, Z. K. (2022). An Important Cause of Tetraplegia: Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. Türk Osteoporoz Dergisi, Cilt: 23 - Sayı: 1, 33–38. https://ajindex.com/articles/639711

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