Lower motor neuron weakness after diving-related decompression
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Lower motor neuron weakness after diving-related decompression.
Myelopathy is a recognized complication of diving and usually presents with upper motor neuron weakness and sensory loss of the lower limbs due to thoracic spinal cord damage. Here we present a case of lower motor neuron upper limb weakness due to infarction of the anterior horn cells of the spinal cord following diving. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an isolated lower motor neur...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0028-3878,1526-632X
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000196484.92748.b2