Cox M L, Ogle S J, Hodkinson H M
J Am Geriatr Soc. 1981 Mar;29(3):126-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1981.tb01974.x.
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.
