CRUCIATE PARALYSIS CAUSED BY INJURY OF THE UPPER CERVICAL-SPINE

Authors
DAI LY JIA LS XU YK ZHANG WM
Citation
Ly. Dai et al., CRUCIATE PARALYSIS CAUSED BY INJURY OF THE UPPER CERVICAL-SPINE, Journal of spinal disorders, 8(2), 1995, pp. 170-172
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics
Journal title
Journal of spinal disorders → ACNP
ISSN journal
08950385
Volume
8
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
170 - 172
Database
ISI
SICI code
0895-0385(1995)8:2<170:CPCBIO>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Cruciate paralysis is an uncommon injury to the cervicomedullary junct ion. Five patients with injuries of the upper cervical spine and the c linical manifestation of cruciate paralysis are presented. This injury pattern is characterized by bilateral upper extremity paralysis, with minimal or no lower extremity involvement. The neuroanatomic basis an d the diagnosis of this clinical entity are discussed, and the related reports in the literature are reviewed.