EG Wilkins, H Kamel, ECB Johnson… - Journal of Stroke and …, 2011 - Elsevier A 52-year-old man with a history of hypertension and previously irradiated head and neck cancer presented with quadriplegia and anarthria sparing the face and sensory functions. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated acute infarction of the pyramidal decussation. We ... Related articles - All 3 versions
M Yang, J Li, S Zhang, L Du, F Gao, J Li… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2011 - thejns.org The authors report a case of functional improvement of the paralyzed diaphragm in high cervical quadriplegia via phrenic nerve neurotization using a functional spinal accessory nerve. Complete spinal cord injury at the C-2 level was diagnosed in a 44-year-old man. Left diaphragm ... Related articles - All 2 versions
J Tamplin, DJ Brazzale, JJ Pretto… - Archives of Physical …, 2011 - Elsevier To explore how respiratory impairment after cervical spinal cord injury affects vocal function, and to explore muscle recruitment strategies used during vocal tasks after quadriplegia. It was hypothesized that to achieve the increased respiratory support required for singing and ... Related articles - All 3 versions
M Furitsch, K Träger, M van der Linden… - Infection, 2011 - Springer Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A streptococci, GAS) is a well-known cause of invasive disease, but rarely encoun- tered in adult osteomyelitis. We report the case of a 70-year old patient who was admitted with acute quadriplegia due to group A streptococcal osteomyelitis. ... Related articles - All 2 versions
RB Winter… - Spinal Cord, 2011 - nature.com This is a single case report with an ultra-long follow-up. The patient underwent an anterior fusion from T3 to L4 via two incisions, and at a second stage, a posterior fusion from T3 to S1 using Luque rods and wires passed through the foramenae. After 2 years he underwent repair ... All 3 versions