Pathology of the spinal cord damaged by ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament associated with spinal cord injury

Authors
Mizuno, J Nakagawa, H Hashizume, Y
Citation
J. Mizuno et al., Pathology of the spinal cord damaged by ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament associated with spinal cord injury, SPINAL CORD, 37(3), 1999, pp. 224-227
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Neurology
Journal title
SPINAL CORD
ISSN journal
13624393 → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
224 - 227
Database
ISI
SICI code
1362-4393(199903)37:3<224:POTSCD>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
A 63-year-old male became quadriplegic after spinal injury associated with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical spine a nd died 4 years later. A postmortem examination of the cervical spinal cord showed various unfavorable pathological changes accounting for severe myel opathy.