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Paresis of all four limbs

UMN tetraparesis
LMN tetraparesis
(decreased or absent reflexes) (increased or normal pelvic
limb reflexes)

Lesion of the cervical spinal cord
Acute onset Chronic onset Lesion of the brainstem
(C1–T2)

– Polyradiculitis – Polyneuropathy – Intervertebral disc disease – Neoplasia
– Botulism – Polymyopathy – Atlantoaxial instability – Meningoencephalitis
– Myasthenia gravis (crisis) – Motor neuron degeneration – Cervical spondylomyelopathy – Trauma
– Myelitis (rare) – Fracture/luxation – Herniation
– Tick paralysis – Neoplasia – Metabolic changes
– Coral snake bite – Spinal cord infarction (e.g. hyponatraemia,
thiamine deficiency [cat])

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