Quadriparesis: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Quadriparesis

Acute Intermittent Porphyria

A 25-year-old female presented with progressive quadriparesis for the last two weeks. [go.gale.com]

We here report a case of a fulminant quadriparesis due to a SLE flare which subsequently was also found to be a case of Acute Intermittent Porphyria. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

One year after symptom onset he was bed-bound with a flaccid quadriparesis. There was marked amyotrophy, but without fasciculations. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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]

Acute Hepatic Porphyria

Muscular weakness can progress to quadriparesis and respiratory paralysis and arrest, which may resemble Guillain-Barré syndrome. [ajp.psychiatryonline.org]

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is one of the most common forms of motor neuron diseases. It is also known as “Lou Gehrig's disease”, after a well-known baseball player in New York. The hallmark of the disease is a mixed upper and lower motor neuropathy that is progressive over time. The upper motor signs[…] [symptoma.com]

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]

The clinical features included sub acute encephalopathy, ataxia (n= 18), seizures (n= 13) dystonia (n=12) ,dysarthria (n= 9), quadriparesis and hyperreflexia (n=9). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common chronic disabling disease of the central nervous system (CNS) in young adults. It is characterized by the presence of multiple demyelinating inflammatory lesions disseminated in the CNS. Pseudotumoral lesions (PL) are rarely observed in patients with MS. These atypical lesions[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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]

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]

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]

Central Pontine Myelinolysis

Over the next 5 days, spastic quadriparesis and pseudobulbar palsy developed. [nejm.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]

Quadriplegia

Approximate Synonyms Neurogenic bladder due to quadriplegia Paralytic syndrome of all four limbs as sequela of stroke Quadriparesis Quadriparesis or quadriplegia, late effect [icd10data.com]

Quadriplegia, unspecified 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code incomplete C5-C7 level G82.54 ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To G82.54 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]

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]

Congenital Cerebral Cyst

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]

Patients with schizencephaly may also have varying degrees of microcephaly (abnormally small head), mental retardation, hemiparesis or quadriparesis (partial or complete paralysis [clevelandclinic.org]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Neurol India 2015;63:459 An 18-year-old girl presented with acute onset of loss of pain and temperature sensation below the chest level and spastic quadriparesis following [neurologyindia.com]

Scurvy

From Wikidata Jump to navigation Jump to search human disease Deficiency of vitamin C Scurvy L-Gulonolactone Oxidase, Nonfunctional HYPOASCORBEMIA L-Gulonolactone Oxidase Pseudogene Vitamin C, Inability to Synthesize Scorbutus Vitamin C deficiency Gulo, Nonfunctional edit English scurvy human disease Deficiency of[…] [wikidata.org]

Polymicrogyria

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

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

All patients presented with developmental delay and mild spastic quadriparesis, but variably impaired language development (12/13), mental retardation (11/13), and epilepsy [neurology.org]

Autosomal Recessive Spastic Paraplegia Type 56

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

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]

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 [icd10data.com]

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]

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]

Basilar Artery Thrombosis

[…] behavior motor dysfunction is often absent proximal and mid portions of the basilar artery (pons) can result in patients being 'locked in' 7-8 complete loss of movement (quadriparesis [radiopaedia.org]

Here we present a patient who progressed over >12 hours to complete basilar occlusion and quadriparesis who was treated with lytics despite the long duration of symptoms and [jmedicalcasereports.biomedcentral.com]

Variable degrees of hemiparesis or quadriparesis are part of the clinical picture. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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]

Quadriparesis–A rare presentation of skeletal fluorosis. J. Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine 9:201-04. [fluoridealert.org]

Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis

A 24 year old white woman presented with sudden onset of flaccid quadriparesis and hypokalaemia. She was later found to be thyrotoxic. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Case 2 A 35-year-old male presented with sudden onset quadriparesis with a history identical to that of case 1. [ijem.in]

We now report a 24-year-old healthy manual laborer who developed quadriparesis during a period of rest after heavy exertion and carbohydrate intake. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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]

Teardrop Fracture of the Cervical Spine

The displacement of the posterior vertebral fragment into the spinal canal typically produces an anterior spinal cord syndrome characterised by quadriparesis and loss of temperature [wikiradiography.net]

Presentation Trauma to the neck followed by quadriparesis Patient Data Age: 20 Gender: Female Loading images... [radiopaedia.org]

He had immediate quadriparesis after the event with no loss of consciousness. First study the images on the left. Then continue reading. [radiologyassistant.nl]

Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis

The recovery time in quadriparesis was about 24 hours and in paraparesis was 12 hours. [cureus.com]

In our reported case a 27 year old male had recurrent episodes of hypokalemic quadriparesis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We report a 9 year old girl with HPP, who had severely reduced CMAPs in all motor nerves at presentation during the episode of quadriparesis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Spinal Epidural Hematoma

A 61-year-old female presented with sudden onset of severe neck and back pain after finishing worshiping Buddha followed by quadriparesis, sensory deficits below C4 level [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Common neurologic signs include paraparesis and quadriparesis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Typical clinical presentation of SSEH is sudden back pain that can rapidly progress to paraparesis or quadriparesis, as with our patient. [theassr.org]