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SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION |
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extradural (vertebral disorders; 45%): |
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collapsed vertebral body: |
metastases osteoporosis 1° tumours of bone central disc prolapse |
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other: |
cervical spondylosis |
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rarer causes: |
Paget's disease |
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ankylosing spondylitis |
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rheumatoid arthritis: |
atlanto-axial and/or sub-axial subluxation |
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trauma: |
crush fracture whiplash injury |
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canal stenosis: |
cervical lumbar |
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infections: |
brucellosis tuberculosis epidural abscess |
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meningeal (intradural) causes (45%): |
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tumours: |
meningioma (usually thoracic) neurofibroma metastases from lymphoma or leukaemia |
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other: |
syphilitic meningitis |
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spinal cord (intra-medullary) lesions (5-10%): |
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tumours: |
glioma ependymoma angioma metastases |
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