Spinal Cord Diseases - Physiopathology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Cervical disc arthroplasty compared with arthrodesis for the treatment of myelopathy. Surgical technique.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Although there have been case reports describing the use of cervical disc arthroplasty for the treatment of myelopathy, there is a concern that motion preservation may maintain microtrauma to the spinal cord, negatively affecting the ... Read more...

Possible role of glial cells in the onset and progression of Lyme neuroborreliosis.

23 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) may present as meningitis, cranial neuropathy, acute radiculoneuropathy or, rarely, as encephalomyelitis. We hypothesized that glia, upon exposure to Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease agent, produce ... Read more...

Clinical prognostic indicators of surgical outcome in cervical spondylotic myelopathy.

30 Jul 2009 OBJECT: The objective of this systematic review was to use evidence-based medicine to assess whether clinical factors predict surgical outcomes in patients undergoing cervical surgery. METHODS: The National Library of Medicine and Cochrane Database ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Spinal Cord Diseases - Physiopathology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Cervical disc arthroplasty compared with arthrodesis for the treatment of myelopathy. Surgical technique. 29 Sep 2009
• Possible role of glial cells in the onset and progression of Lyme neuroborreliosis. 23 Aug 2009
• Clinical prognostic indicators of surgical outcome in cervical spondylotic myelopathy. 30 Jul 2009
• The natural history of cervical spondylotic myelopathy. 30 Jul 2009
• Acquired arachnoid cyst in a cat. 29 Jun 2009
• Instrumented open-door laminoplasty as treatment for cervical myelopathy in 104 patients. 29 Jun 2009
• Cerebrospinal fluid stasis and its clinical significance. 29 Apr 2009
• Prevalence of physical signs in cervical myelopathy: a prospective, controlled study. 18 Apr 2009
• Trapezius motor evoked potential in evaluations of corticospinal tract lesions. 30 Mar 2009
• Spinal cord sarcoidosis: report of seven cases. 27 Feb 2009
• Combined motor- and somatosensory-evoked potential monitoring for spine and spinal cord surgery: correlation of clinical and neurophysiological data in 85 consecutive procedures. 15 Feb 2009
• Plasticity in neurological disorders and challenges for noninvasive brain stimulation (NBS). 15 Feb 2009
• Pilot study of intravenous immunoglobulin in HIV-associated myelopathy. 30 Jan 2009
• [Immunopathogenesis and treatment of the myelopathy associated to the HTLV-I virus] 30 Jan 2009
• Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord caused by nitrous oxide anaesthesia. 22 Jan 2009
• Intramedullary spinal cord hemorrhage (hematomyelia). 30 Dec 2008
• Cutaneous silent periods in the assessment of mild cervical spondylotic myelopathy. 30 Dec 2008
• Evaluation of reliability of post-tetanic motor-evoked potential monitoring during spinal surgery under general anesthesia. 13 Dec 2008
• Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in patients with multiple sclerosis. 3 Dec 2008
• Steroid-responsive paraneoplastic demyelinating neuropathy and myelopathy associated with breast carcinoma. 29 Nov 2008

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Technical information about 'Spinal Cord Diseases'

Definition: Pathologic conditions which feature SPINAL CORD damage or dysfunction, including disorders involving the meninges and perimeningeal spaces surrounding the spinal cord. Traumatic injuries, vascular diseases, infections, and inflammatory/autoimmune processes may affect the spinal cord.

Descriptor UI: D013118

Alternative terms: Spinal Cord Diseases; Spinal Cord Disease; Spinal Cord Disorders; Spinal Cord Disorder; Myelopathy; Myelopathies;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.228.854;

History Note: 1966

Technical Notes: coord IM with specific vertebrae (NIM) to locate site on spinal cord; inflamm dis of spinal cord= MYELITIS