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Spinal cord compression
A tumour causing spinal cord compression
SpecialtyNeurosurgery

Spinal cord compression is a form of myelopathy in which the spinal cord is compressed. Causes can be bone fragments from a vertebral fracture, a tumor, abscess, ruptured intervertebral disc or other lesion.

When acute it can cause a medical emergency independent of its cause, and require swift diagnosis and treatment to prevent long-term disability due to irreversible spinal cord injury.

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Spinal cord compression

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Spinal cord compression is a form of myelopathy in which the spinal cord is compressed. Causes can be bone fragments from a vertebral fracture, a tumor...

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Spinal tumor

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Spinal tumors are neoplasms located in either the vertebral column or the spinal cord. There are three main types of spinal tumors classified based on...

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Spinal stenosis

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Spinal stenosis is an abnormal narrowing of the spinal canal or neural foramen that results in pressure on the spinal cord or nerve roots. Symptoms may...

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Myelopathy

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the spinal canal (spinal stenosis) ultimately causing compression of the spinal cord. When due to trauma, myelopathy is known as (acute) spinal cord injury...

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Cord compression

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Cord compression may refer to: Spinal cord compression Umbilical cord compression This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Cord...

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Pia mater

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innermost layer of the meninges, the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Pia mater is medieval Latin meaning "tender mother". The other two meningeal...

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Spinal cord

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The spinal cord is a long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue that extends from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem to the lumbar region...

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Cervical spondylotic myelopathy

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age, location and extent of spinal cord compression. Incidence of CSM increases with age, where spinal cord compression is bound to be present people...

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Spinal cord injury

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A spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that causes temporary or permanent changes in its function. It is a destructive neurological and...

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Spinal fracture

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fracture confer a significant risk of spinal cord injury. After the immediate trauma, there is a risk of spinal cord injury (or worsening of an already injured...

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Cervical spinal stenosis

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fusion – A surgical treatment of nerve root or spinal cord compression by decompressing the spinal cord and nerve roots of the cervical spine with a discectomy...

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Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

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is a surgical procedure to treat nerve root or spinal cord compression by decompressing the spinal cord and nerve roots of the cervical spine with a discectomy...

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Transverse myelitis

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rare neurological condition wherein the spinal cord is inflamed. The adjective transverse implies that the spinal inflammation (myelitis) extends horizontally...

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Spinal decompression

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Spinal decompression is the relief of pressure on the spinal cord or on one or more compressed nerve roots passing through or exiting the spinal column...

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Lumbar puncture

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withdrawal of fluid when initial pressures are abnormal could result in spinal cord compression or cerebral herniation; others believe that such events are merely...

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Posterior spinal artery syndrome

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subsequent disc compression. In addition to these complications, transient ischemic attacks could occur in the spinal cord during spinal artery occlusion...

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Wobbler disease

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of the vertebrae of the neck (usually the caudal neck) causes spinal cord compression. In younger dogs such as Great Danes less than two years of age...

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Spondylosis

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space between two adjacent vertebrae narrows, compression of a nerve root emerging from the spinal cord may result in radiculopathy (sensory and motor...

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Tethered spinal cord syndrome

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Tethered cord syndrome (TCS) refers to a group of neurological disorders that relate to malformations of the spinal cord. Various forms include tight...

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Spinal disc herniation

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resulting from disc herniation is not always due solely to compression of the spinal cord or nerve roots, but may also be caused by chemical inflammation...

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Neurogenic claudication

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symptom of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) and describes intermittent leg pain from impingement of the nerves emanating from the spinal cord. Neurogenic means...

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Oncological emergencies

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Tumour lysis syndrome Leukostasis Raised intracranial pressure Spinal cord compression Cauda equina syndrome Superior vena cava obstruction Syndrome of...

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Bone metastasis

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Development of spinal cord compression Need for radiation for pain relief or to treat or prevent pathological fractures or spinal cord compression Requirement...

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Epidural abscess

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Akalan, N; Ozgen, T (2000). "Infection as a cause of spinal cord compression: a review of 36 spinal epidural abscess cases". Acta Neurochirurgica. 142 (1):...

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Spinal nerve

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A spinal nerve is a mixed nerve, which carries motor, sensory, and autonomic signals between the spinal cord and the body. In the human body there are...

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Acromegaly

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syndrome Problems with bones and joints, including osteoarthritis, nerve compression syndrome due to bony overgrowth, and carpal tunnel syndrome Hypertension...

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Neurosurgery

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which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nervous system. In different countries, there are different...

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Spinal cord stroke

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Spinal cord stroke is a rare type of stroke with compromised blood flow to any region of spinal cord owing to occlusion or bleeding, leading to irreversible...

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