An unusual case of acute tetraparesis
- 1PICU, Sheffield Children's Hospital, Western Bank, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK
- 2Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Sheffield Children's Hospital, Western Bank, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK
- Correspondence to Dr Daniel John Sullivan, PICU, Sheffield Children's Hospital, Western Bank, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S102TH, UK; danielsullivan1983{at}hotmail.com
- Accepted 21 June 2011
- Published Online First 27 August 2011
A previously fit and well 3-year-old girl presented with sudden onset of tetraparesis associated with urinary incontinence, following a brief episode of cervicalgia. Although she reported falling down a flight of stairs, this was not witnessed or heard by her mother. Clinical examination revealed generalised hypotonia, areflexia and tetraparesis. The child reported that sensation was intact, although the reliability of this was questioned based on the lack …
