Myelopathy
| Myelopathy | |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Neurology |
| Complications | myelitis |
| Causes | Narrowing of the spinal cord (spinal stenosis) |
Myelopathy describes any neurologic deficit related to the spinal cord.[1] When due to trauma, myelopathy is known as (acute) spinal cord injury. When inflammatory, it is known as myelitis. Disease that is vascular in nature is known as vascular myelopathy.
The most common form of myelopathy in humans, cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM)[2][3] also called degenerative cervical myelopathy,[4] results from narrowing of the spinal canal (spinal stenosis) ultimately causing compression of the spinal cord.[5] In Asian populations, spinal cord compression often occurs due to a different, inflammatory process affecting the posterior longitudinal ligament.
- ^ "Myelopathy" at American Journal of Neuroradiology
- ^ "The Science of CSM". Myelopathy.org: an online resource for cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Archived from the original on 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
- ^ Wu, Jau-Ching; Ko, Chin-Chu; Yen, Yu-Shu; Huang, Wen-Cheng; Chen, Yu-Chun; Liu, Laura; Tu, Tsung-Hsi; Lo, Su-Shun; Cheng, Henrich (2013-07-01). "Epidemiology of cervical spondylotic myelopathy and its risk of causing spinal cord injury: a national cohort study". Neurosurgical Focus. 35 (1): E10. doi:10.3171/2013.4.FOCUS13122. PMID 23815246.
- ^ "AO Spine - Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy". AO Spine. AO Foundation. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ Shedid, Daniel; Benzel, Edward C. (2007). "CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS ANATOMY". Neurosurgery. 60 (SUPPLEMENT): S1–7–S1–13. doi:10.1227/01.neu.0000215430.86569.c4. PMID 17204889.