Article type: Letter to Editor
Article
title: Spinal cord lesions and movement disorders
Journal: Journal
of Medical Sciences
Year: 2020
Authors: Jamir Pitton Rissardo, Ana Letícia Fornari
Caprara
E-mail: jamirrissardo@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
First, one possible pathophysiological explanation for the case presented by Goh et al. could be the fact that the lesion in the cervical region probably affected only some motor neurons. More specifically, a few numbers of neurons were possibly damaged without the involvement of an entire fascicle. The clinical neurological examination results with the presence of upper motor neurons signs with normal strength described by Goh et al. can support this hypothesis. Furthermore, this presentation is commonly seen in reference spinal disorder centers; however, as Goh et al. stated, it is probably underreported.
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DOI
10.4103/jmedsci.jmedsci_229_19
Citation
Rissardo
JP, Caprara AL. Spinal cord lesions and movement disorders. J
Med Sci 2020;40:296-7