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Fluorotic radiculomyelopathy in a Libyan male
J C Maloo1, K Radhakrishnan, A K Thacker
1Neurology Unit, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya.
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
|January 1, 1990
Summary
Skeletal fluorosis with cervical radiculomyelopathy was identified in a Libyan man. This case marks the first reported instance of this condition in a non-endemic region of North Africa.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Orthopedics
- Toxicology
Background:
- Skeletal fluorosis is a bone disease caused by excessive fluoride intake.
- Cervical radiculomyelopathy involves nerve root and spinal cord compression in the neck.
- Libya is not considered a region endemic for skeletal fluorosis.