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Published on: July 24, 2012
Upper limbs dysmetria caused by cervical spinal cord injury: a case report
Hsun-Chang Lin1, Chun-Hung Chen, Gim-Thean Khor
1Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China. dokugawa0502@hotmail.com
Background:
Upper limbs dysmetria caused by spinal cord injury is very rare. We will discuss the associated mechanism in our articles.
Case Presentation:
A 51-year-old male had sudden onset of weakness, dysmetria over bilateral upper limbs and ataxia after he fell accidentally. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed no specific findings. C-spine MRI revealed C1 myelopathy and C4-6 spinal cord compression by bulged disc. The symptoms subsided after surgical intervention.
Conclusion:
Sudden onset of upper limbs dysmetria is a sign of dysfunction in cerebellum and its associated pathway. However, lesion in spinal cord can also cause cerebellar signs such as dysmetria.
