Medical Term Spinal Cord Compression

Spinal Cord Compression | Johns Hopkins Medicine

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Key points Spinal cord compression is caused by a condition that puts pressure on your spinal cord. Symptoms such as pain, numbness, or weakness in the arms, hands, legs, or feet can come on gradually or more suddenly,... Spinal cord compression can often be …

Spinal Cord Compression: Definition and Patient Education

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Spinal Cord Compression - Neurologic Disorders - MSD …

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Spinal cord compression is usually secondary to an extrinsic mass. Manifestations may include back and radicular pain (early) and segmental sensory and/or motor deficits, altered reflexes, extensor plantar …

Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy (Spinal Cord …

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Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is a neck condition that arises when the spinal cord becomes compressed — or squeezed — due to the wear-and-tear changes that occur in the spine as we age. Although the …

Myelopathy | Johns Hopkins Medicine

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Radiculopathy is the term used to describe pinching of the nerve roots as they exit the spinal cord or cross the intervertebral disc, rather than the compression of the cord itself (myelopathy). Types of Myelopathy …

Compression of the Spinal Cord - Merck Manuals …

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The spinal cord may be compressed by bone, blood (hematomas), pus (abscesses), tumors (cancerous or not), or a ruptured or herniated disk. Symptoms, such as back or neck pain, abnormal sensations, muscle …

Spinal Cord Compression - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

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Spinal cord compression can occur from a wide range of underlying conditions. This article will focus on atraumatic causes of spinal cord compression, including degenerative spondylosis with myelopathy, …

An Overview of Spinal Cord Compression - Verywell Health

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Spinal cord compression—also called cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM)— is caused by any condition that puts pressure on the spinal cord . The spinal cord is the bundle of nerves running down the …

Spinal Cord Injury | National Institute of Neurological …

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The spinal cord is a soft, cylindrical column of tightly bundled nerve cells (neurons and glia), nerve fibers that transmit nerve signals (called axons), and blood …

Spinal cord compression | definition of Spinal

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compression [ kom-presh´un] 1. the act of pressing upon or together; the state of being pressed together. 2. in embryology, the shortening or omission of certain developmental …