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Paraplegia and Quadriplegia in the Elderly Due to Spinal Cord Lesions: Association with Malignancy
Author(s) -
COX MARIA L.,
OGLE SUSAN J.,
HODKINSON H. MALCOLM
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1981.tb01974.x
Subject(s) - medicine , paraplegia , malignancy , spinal cord , spinal cord compression , cervical spondylosis , retrospective cohort study , surgery , spinal cord neoplasm , spinal disease , spinal cord diseases , pathology , alternative medicine , psychiatry , lumbar
A retrospective study showed that paraplegia and quadriplegia due to spinal cord lesions occurred with a frequency of 1 in 500 admissions to a geriatric department. These cases predominantly were caused by malignant disease, particularly of the bronchus. However, elderly patients presenting to other hospital departments included a far higher proportion of cases with benign causes, particularly cervical spondylosis which affects patients of lower average age. Male patients predominated in both malignant and benign categories.