Quadriparesis: Causes & Reasons

Possible Causes for Quadriparesis

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) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive wasting away of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal column that control the muscles that allow movement. Over a period of months or years, ALS causes increasing muscle weakness, inability[…] [stanfordhealthcare.org]

Multiple Sclerosis

Dr. Carla Rossotti (left), a general practitioner, and her health care team leave the home of the their patient, 37-year-old Osvaldo Daniel Martinez. He has the symptoms of a degenerative disease, Rossotti says, but he needs a neurologist's evaluation before he can get proper treatment. Sarah Varney/Kaiser Health[…] [npr.org]

Central Pontine Myelinolysis

Our patient presented initially with the symptoms of CPM, exhibiting lethargy, quadriparesis, and dysarthria. [movementdisorders.org]

Clinical Presentation The classic clinical presentation of central pontine myelinolysis is progressive spastic quadriparesis with pseudobulbar palsy. [4] Clinically CPM presents [physio-pedia.com]

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

Quadriplegia

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

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]

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

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]

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

[…] 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]

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]

Scurvy

WordWeb WordWeb Online Windows Software Free Download iPhone Dictionary Help Us Improve Report an error Missing word/sense Links Crossword Software Crossword Puzzles Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps Adjective: scurvy skur-vee Of the most contemptible[…] [wordwebonline.com]

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 [wikidoc.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]

Hyperargininemia

Clinical manifestations include seizures, microcephaly, progressive mental impairment, hypotonia, ataxia, spastic diplegia, and quadriparesis. [openmd.com]

[…] is usually in infancy or early childhood; clinical manifestations include seizures, microcephaly, progressive mental impairment, hypotonia, ataxia, spastic diplegia, and quadriparesis [openmd.com]

Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome

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]

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

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]

Alexander Disease

Macrocephaly is typically present, and other clinical features include progressive quadriparesis and intellectual failure. Most of the cases are sporadic. [radiopaedia.org]

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. [web.archive.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]

Case presentation: This communication reports on a 40-year-old male farmer from Western Sudan who presented with quadriparesis due to cervical spine cord compression caused [jmmcr.microbiologyresearch.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]

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]

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]

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]

Hematomyelia

A report of quadriparesis in dengue fever due to hematomyelia. [neurologyindia.com]

Recommendations DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS CLINICAL ISSUES Presentation Natural History & Prognosis DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST Consider Selected References Kumar MS et al: A report of quadriparesis [app.statdx.com]

An atypical case of dengue haemorrhagic fever presenting as quadriparesis due to compressive myelopathy. [neurologyindia.com]

Athetoid Cerebral Palsy

Intraspinal cyst as a cause of quadriparesis in a patient with athetoid cerebral palsy is extremely rare. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Other common types of the condition include: Pyramidal or spastic Cerebral Palsy Spastic diplegia/diparesis Spastic hemiplegia/hemiparesis Spastic quadriplegia/quadriparesis [thecplawyer.com]

[…] affected limbs: Diplegia either both arms or both legs, most commonly affects the legs Hemiplegia or Hemiparesis Limbs on only one side of the body are affected Quadriplegia or Quadriparesis [cerebralpalsy.org.nz]

Spinal Cord Transection

High thoracic lesions lead to paraparesis instead of quadriparesis, but autonomic symptoms are still marked. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Quadriparesis : Partial paralysis of all four limbs (arms, legs) Quadriplegia or Tetraplegia : Complete paralysis of all four limbs Other terms used to describe neural dysfunction [spineuniverse.com]

Quadriparesis and paraparesis — partial loss of function in two or four limbs. [columbiaspine.org]

Basilar Artery Thrombosis

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]

[…] 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]

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

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]

Cited by Cervicothoracic cutaneomeningospinal angiomatosis in adults (Cobb's syndrome): A case report of acute quadriparesis. Papalini PE, Papalini FR. [pubmed.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]

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

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

Ataxia Neuropathy Spectrum

Bickerstaff es_ES dc.subject Hiperreflexia es_ES dc.subject Oftalmoplejia es_ES dc.subject Síndrome de Guillain-Barre es_ES dc.subject Síndrome de Miller-Fisher es_ES dc.subject Quadriparesis [digibug.ugr.es]

Cerebral Calcification - Cerebellar Hypoplasia

Spastic quadriparesis persisted. He could eat only mashed food and had regurgitations occasionally. [frontiersin.org]

Spastic quadriparesis with extrapyramidal features persisted. Hyperkinesias occurred less frequent. Feeding problems decreased with time. [frontiersin.org]

Neurologic examination demonstrated quadriparesis with changeable muscle tone, but prevailing spasticity, frequent choreoathetoid movements and dystonic C-like posturing, [frontiersin.org]