@article{ref1,
title="Upper limbs dysmetria caused by cervical spinal cord injury: a case report",
journal="BMC neurology",
year="2009",
author="Lin, Herng-Ching and Chen, Ching-Ho and Khor, Gim-Thean and Huang, Poyin",
volume="9",
number="1",
pages="50-50",
abstract="ABSTRACT: 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.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1471-2377",
doi="10.1186/1471-2377-9-50",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-9-50"
}