“White Cord Syndrome” of Acute Tetraplegia after Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion for Chronic Spinal Cord Compression: A Case Report by Kingsley R. Chin, Jason Seale, Vanessa Cumming

“…Herewith we report a case of complete loss of somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs) during elective ACDF at C4-5 and C5-6 followed by postoperative C6 incomplete tetraplegia without any discernible technical cause. …”
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Atypical Presentation of Sjögren-Larsson Syndrome by D. Papathemeli, A. Mataftsi, A. Patsatsi, D. Sotiriadis, M. Samouilidou, S. Chondromatidou, A. Evangeliou

“…This syndrome should be suspected when a child presents with ichthyosis and spastic diplegia or tetraplegia, even if intelligence is normal.…”
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Massive Uterine Leiomyoma in a Patient with Friedreich's Ataxia: Is There a Possible Association? by Evangelos P. Misiakos, Elli Siama, Dimitrios Schizas, Constantinos Petropoulos, Nikos Zavras, Nikos Economopoulos, Alexandros Charalabopoulos, Anastasios Macheras

“…Herein, a case of a 39-year-old woman with FA tetraplegia, who was admitted in our department with intestinal obstruction due to a huge uterine tumor, is described. …”
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Neonatal Brain MRI and Motor Outcome at School Age in Children with Neonatal Encephalopathy: A Review of Personal Experience by Eugenio Mercuri, Anna L. Barnett

“…Severe basal ganglia lesions were always associated with the most severe outcome, microcephaly, tetraplegia, and severe global delay, whereas more discrete basal ganglia lesions were associated with athetoid cerebral palsy, with normal cognitive development or minor neuro-motor abnormalities. …”
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“Heart Appearance” Infarction of the Pons: A Case Report by Keisuke Ishizawa, Mikiko Ninomiya, Yoshihiko Nakazato, Toshimasa Yamamoto, Nobuo Araki

“…Later, bulbar palsy and tetraplegia became apparent, and he eventually was trapped in locked-in syndrome. …”
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Recurrent Autonomic Dysreflexia due to Chronic Aortic Dissection in an Adult Male with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury by Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Peter L. Hughes, Tun Oo, Bakul M. Soni

“…A 61-year-old man, who sustained tetraplegia at C-5 (ASIA-A) 38 years ago, was admitted with chest infection. …”
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Oral Motor Treatment Efficacy: Feeding and Swallowing Skills in Children with Cerebral Palsy by Maria E. Widman-Valencia, Luis F. Gongora-Meza, Héctor Rubio-Zapata, Rita E. Zapata-Vázquez, Elma Vega Lizama, Marco Ramírez Salomón, Damaris Estrella-Castillo

“…The predominant diagnosis was spastic CP and tetraplegia. An interview was carried out with the tutor, the application of the gross motor skills scale, and an assessment of feeding skills. …”
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Postoperative Complications Leading to Death after Coagulum Pyelolithotomy in a Tetraplegic Patient: Can We Prevent Prolonged Ileus, Recurrent Intestinal Obstruction due to Adhesio... by Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Bakul Soni, Gurpreet Singh, Peter Hughes

“…A 22-year-old male sustained C-6 tetraplegia in 1992. In 1993, intravenous pyelography revealed normal kidneys. …”
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White cord syndrome: A rare complication of adequate spinal cord decompression. A case report and review of current literature by Daan N. de Groot, Kennedy Ogenio, F. Yaney Jiang, Niels A. van der Gaag

“…Materials and methods: We describe the case of an 82-year-old woman who developed near-complete tetraplegia following a cervical laminectomy from C3 to C6 for a cervical stenosis. …”
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