Quadriparesis Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Please log in to edit this article. Edit Synonyms: ALS, Lou Gehrig’s Disease German : Amyotrophe Lateralsklerose 1 Definition Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a chronic neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system (CNS). It affects the motoric system leading to atrophy of skeletal muscles and[…] [flexikon.doccheck.com]

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Biotin-Responsive Basal Ganglia Disease

If left untreated with biotin, the disease can progress to severe quadriparesis and even death. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] disorder with childhood onset that presents as a subacute encephalopathy, with confusion, dysarthria, and dysphagia, and that progresses to severe cogwheel rigidity, dystonia, quadriparesis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] confusion, dysarthria and dysphagia with occasional supranuclear facial nerve palsy or external ophthalmoplegia, and progresses to severe cogwheel rigidity, dystonia and quadriparesis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of central nervous system and it is associated with an impaired motor function status. The efficacy of rehabilitation in promoting functional recovery and increasing quality of life in MS patients has been demonstrated. A 47-year-old woman was diagnosed[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Achondroplasia

This 22-month-old child with achondroplasia presented with severe respiratory and motor disabilities, including progressive quadriparesis and apneic episodes requiring continuous [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

These two conditions may cause respiratory insufficiency, apnea, cyanotic episodes, feeding problems, quadriparesis, and sudden death. [symptoma.com]

Hydrocephalus, a narrow foramen magnum, spinal deformity, and spinal canal stenosis can cause neurological problems (eg, progressive quadriparesis, pain, ataxia, incontinence [patient.info]

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Central Pontine Myelinolysis

Over the next 5 days, spastic quadriparesis and pseudobulbar palsy developed. [dx.doi.org]

It usually manifests with neurologic signs such as impaired consciousness, ataxia, spastic quadriparesis, pseudobulbar signs, and the locked-in syndrome which is related to [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Paresis

After sedative interruption, patients were screened for ICUAP daily, which was defined as the presence of symmetric and flaccid quadriparesis associated with decreased or [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

See General paresis, Quadriparesis. pa·re·sis (pă-rē'sis) 1. Partial or incomplete paralysis. 2. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Quadriparesis All four limbs, equally affected These terms frequently refer to the impairment of motion in multiple sclerosis[1] and cerebral palsy[2] Other[edit] Gastroparesis [en.wikipedia.org]

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Quadriplegia

Quadriparesis or quadriplegia as late effect of stroke (disorder) Quadriparesis or quadriplegia, late effect of stroke Quadriplegia Quadriplegia and quadraparesis Quadriplegia [icd9data.com]

ICD-10-CM Codes › G00-G99 Diseases of the nervous system › G80-G83 Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes › G82- Paraplegia (paraparesis) and quadriplegia (quadriparesis [icd10data.com]

Billable/Specific Code complete C5-C7 level G82.53 ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To G82.53 G81.94 …… affecting left nondominant side G82 Paraplegia (paraparesis) and quadriplegia (quadriparesis [icd10data.com]

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Spastic Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy Type 2

[…] spastic tetraplegia Disease definition Inherited congenital spastic tetraplegia is a rare, genetic, neurological disease characterized by non-progressive, variable spastic quadriparesis [orpha.net]

Quadriparesis or quadriplegia, late effect of stroke; Quadriplegia ; Quadriplegia and quadraparesis; Quadriplegia with neurogenic bladder; Quadriplegia with quadriparesis [icd10data.com]

Complicated forms are recognized by additional variable features including spastic quadriparesis, seizures, dementia, amyotrophy, extrapyramidal disturbance, cerebral or cerebellar [uniprot.org]

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Familial Porencephaly

Bilateral clefts are associated with microcephaly, severe delay and spastic quadriparesis whereas patients with unilateral schizencephaly most often have hemiparesis or may [neuroscienceandgenetics.it]

Patients with schizencephaly may also have varying degrees of microcephaly, mental retardation, hemiparesis (weakness or paralysis affecting one side of the body), or quadriparesis [medicinenet.com]

[…] degrees of microcephaly, mental retardation, reduced muscle tone (hypotonia), seizures, and weakness or paralysis on one side of the body (hemiparesis) or in all four limbs (quadriparesis [healthcommunities.com]

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Acute Gastroenteritis

A sporadic case of hypokalemic quadriparesis associated with acute gastroenteritis without any self or family history is reported. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The patient had experienced two episodes of quadriparesis within a short interval and responded dramatically to potassium replacement therapy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome

ASAS should be suspected in any adult or child presenting with acute onset painful quadriparesis with preservation of posterior column sensations. [symptoma.com]

We describe a 55-year-old man with quadriparesis and impaired pain and temperature sensation in whom T2-weighted MR images revealed a high-intensity lesion in the cord at [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Diffusion-weighted imaging may be used as it is able to identify the damage within a few minutes of symptomatic onset.[1] Clinical features include paraparesis or quadriparesis [en.wikipedia.org]

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Alexander Disease

Quadriparesis means that all four limbs are involved. [web.archive.org]

Spasticity/ spastic quadriparesis: This means that the child tends to suffer spasms, or involuntary contractions of muscles. [leukodystrophyresourceresearch.org]

Spasticity/spastic quadriparesis : This means that the child tends to suffer spasms, or involuntary contractions of muscles. [web.archive.org]

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Nivelon-Nivelon-Mabille Syndrome

Amish Type Neonatal transient jaundice Nephroblastomatosis, fetal ascites, macrosomia and Wilm's tumor Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus Nephronophthisis familial adult spastic quadriparesis [mindmappedia.com]

Nephroblastomatosis,fetal ascites,macrosomia and Wilm's tumor Nephrocalcinosis Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus Nephrolithiasis type 2 Nephronophthisis familial adult spastic quadriparesis [bionity.com]

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Radiculomyelopathy

/m Progr. paraparesis, 1 mo neck pain, bilat. arm leg paresthesia C3/4, lt MRI, OR, histology connection ( ) Laminectomy C3–7 laminoplasty Improved, 2 mos 65/m Spastic quadriparesis [hindawi.com]

[…] case reports of ganglion cysts of the cervical ligamentum flavum including the present one showed characteristic symptoms and signs of myelopathy such as paraparesis or quadriparesis [hindawi.com]

Eighteen months after presentation she had a spastic quadriparesis with MRC grade 2/5 weakness in a pyramidal pattern in the legs and grade 4/5 weakness in the arms with superimposed [thorax.bmj.com]

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Paraparesis

Conversion disorder with weakness/paralysis Dissociative motor disorders Psychogenic aphonia Psychogenic dysphonia F44.4 ) Codes G82 Paraplegia (paraparesis) and quadriplegia (quadriparesis [icd10data.com]

Presentation with rapid onset of paraparesis or quadriparesis (onset within 2 weeks) is rarer still. [thejns.org]

IRIN Thirteen patients had paraparesis and one had quadriparesis. [wordnik.com]

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Autosomal Recessive Spastic Paraplegia Type 53

Complicated forms are recognized by additional variable features including spastic quadriparesis, seizures, dementia, amyotrophy, extrapyramidal disturbance, cerebral or cerebellar [uniprot.org]

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Hyperventilation

Abstract A 53-year-old woman with a flaccid quadriparesis developed severe hyperventilation and respiratory alkalosis during pressure-support ventilation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Polymicrogyria

For example, patients with bilateral polymicrogyria of the frontal cortex often present with cognitive impairment, motor delay, epilepsy, and/or quadriparesis. [symptoma.com]

Most of the patients have cognitive and motor delay, spastic hemi- or quadriparesis, and seizures in varying degrees. [en.wikipedia.org]

· Clinical presentation varies from delayed milestones (proportionate the severity of involvement), seizures in posterior parieto-occipital involvement to quadriparesis, [sumerdoc.blogspot.com]

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Cobb Syndrome

Cervicothoracic cutaneomeningospinal angiomatosis in adults (Cobb's syndrome): A case report of acute quadriparesis. 18-Jul-2017;8:147 Date of Submission 27-Sep-2016 Date [surgicalneurologyint.com]

Case Description: The authors present a 16-year-old boy with acute quadriparesis and respiratory failure who was diagnosed as Cobb syndrome and treated with microsurgery alone [surgicalneurologyint.com]

[…] single-center observation. 61 Rashad S...Tominaga T 27270299 2017 5 Cervicothoracic cutaneomeningospinal angiomatosis in adults (Cobb's syndrome): A case report of acute quadriparesis [malacards.org]

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Spinal Cord Infarction

On follow-up at 3 months, there was modest improvement with respect to his quadriparesis and was walking unaided. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 22-year-old woman with congenital afibrinogenemia presented with acute-onset rapidly progressive quadriparesis as a result of spinal cord infarction caused by vertebral [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acute spontaneous spinal cord infarction (SCI) is rare, but can cause the sudden onset of quadriplegia or quadriparesis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Gitelman Syndrome

This patient presented with loose stool, vomiting and sudden onset quadriparesis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Gitelman syndrome is the most common renal tubulopathy, recently exhibiting a dramatic rise of incidence in Asia.A 50-year-old woman presented with vomiting, fatigue and quadriparesis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Familial Infantile Bilateral Striatal Necrosis

Prognosis Prognosis is usually poor with patients progressing to spastic quadriparesis followed by death, usually due to infection. [orpha.net]

Prognosis is usually poor with spastic quadriparesis and early morbidity. [pediatricneurologybriefs.com]

Prognosis Prognosis for the familial form is usually poor with patients progressing to spastic quadriparesis followed by death, usually due to infection. [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

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Hyperargininemia

Clinical manifestations include seizures, microcephaly, progressive mental impairment, hypotonia, ataxia, spastic diplegia, and quadriparesis. [online-medical-dictionary.org]

[…] is usually in infancy or early childhood; clinical manifestations include seizures, microcephaly, progressive mental impairment, hypotonia, ataxia, spastic diplegia, and quadriparesis [gate.d5.mpi-inf.mpg.de]

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Cervical Spondylosis

The main clinical features are localized wasting and weakness of the extrinsic and intrinsic hand muscles, but not accompanied by either sensory loss or spastic quadriparesis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Evaluation of quadriparesis in a 58-year-old female resulted in detection of a cervical spondylotic stenosis that was accompanied with an intramedullary cystic lesion. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] from chronic neck pain, radicular pain, diminished cervical range of motion (ROM), headache, [6] myelopathy leading to weakness, and impaired fine motor coordination to quadriparesis [emedicine.medscape.com]

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Hyponatremia

[…] higher correction rates have been well tolerated in children.18 The risks of fast correction are central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis, characterized by spastic quadriparesis [epilepsy.com]

[…] during hyponatremic phase and then clinical improvement as the sodium level is restored, followed by development of dysarthria, dysphagia, oculomotor dysfunction, and/or quadriparesis [aasldpubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com]

Develops 3-5 days after treatment Demyelination of central pons, corticobulbar and corticospinal tracts Altered mental state, pseudobulbar palsies Dysphasia and spastic quadriparesis [lifeinthefastlane.com]

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Primary Central Nervous System Vasculitis

RESULTS: Compared with the 120 patients without rapidly progressive vasculitis, the 11 patients with rapidly progressive vasculitis more frequently had paraparesis/quadriparesis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

She became confused then fell in to semicoma, and developed left-sided paralysis and quadriparesis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] deposits respond well to immunosuppressive therapy, but radiological relapses occur. 23 A rapidly-progressive subtype of PACNS presents with significantly more acute para- or quadriparesis [touchneurology.com]

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Cervical Cord Compression

Progressive neurological deficit (typically quadriparesis), rather than neuroimaging appearances, should dictate the need for surgery. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Spastic quadriparesis developed for more than 4 months. Magnetic resonance image of the cervical spine revealed a herniated cervical disc at the C3-C4 level. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Spinal Cord Injury with Transient Quadriplegia or Quadriparesis Much more serious neck injury can result in quadriplegia or quadriparesis. [hss.edu]

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Fracture

An 11-year-old child presented to us 4 months after a road traffic accident with progressive spastic quadriparesis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Spinal Cord Tumor of Foramen Magnum

[…] or legs, dissociated (some lost while other preserved), pseudoathetosis, hemisensory, etc. (5) gait disturbance (6) clumsiness in the use of the hands (7) hemiparesis or quadriparesis [meducator3.net]

The knife was retained in the patient's neck but after retrieval of the knife, his quadriparesis recovered. [ispub.com]

He had slight atrophy of intrinsic hand muscles and quadriparesis with power grade 1 and 2 in the upper and lower limbs respectively. [anmjournal.com]

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Deficiency of Sulfite Oxidase

In both, neurologic problems started soon after birth and progressed rapidly to profound mental retardation, microcephaly, blindness, and spastic quadriparesis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Both had profound mental retardation, microcephaly, spastic quadriparesis, and uncontrolled seizures from the neonatal period. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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