Upper limbs dysmetria caused by cervical spinal cord injury: a case report.

Full Abstract

BACKGROUND: Upper limbs dysmetria caused by spinal cord injury is very rare. We will discuss the associated mechanism in our articles. CASE PRESENTATION: A 51-year-old male had sudden onset of weakness, dysmetria over bilateral upper limbs and ataxia after he fell accidentally. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed no specific findings. C-spine MRI revealed C1 myelopathy and C4-6 spinal cord compression by bulged disc. The symptoms subsided after surgical intervention. CONCLUSION: Sudden onset of upper limbs dysmetria is a sign of dysfunction in cerebellum and its associated pathway. However, lesion in spinal cord can also cause cerebellar signs such as dysmetria.

Author information

Author/s: Lin, Hsun-Chang (HC); Chen, Chun-Hung (CH); Khor, Gim-Thean (GT); Huang, Poyin (P);

Affiliation: Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China. dokugawa0502(-atsign-)hotmail.com

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

Journal: BMC neurology (BMC Neurol), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-; vol 9 (issue ) : pp 50

Dates: Created 2009/10/12; Completed 2009/10/26;

PMID: 19775477, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/26/2009, IMS Date: )

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