Extractions: AllRefer Channels :: Yellow Pages Reference Health Home ... Contact Us Quick Jump ADD/ADHD Allergies Alzheimer's Disease Arthritis Asthma Back Pain Breast Cancer Cancer Colon Cancer Depression Diabetes Gallbladder Disease Heart Attack Hepatitis High Cholesterol HIV/AIDS Hypertension Lung Cancer Menopause Migraines/Headaches Osteoporosis Pneumonia Prostate Cancer SARS Stroke Urinary Tract Infection 1600+ More Conditions Alternative Medicine Health News Symptoms Guide Special Topics ... Medical Encyclopedia Go To Main Page Alternate Names : Compression of Spinal Cord, Spinal Cord Compression or Injury Definition Spinal cord trauma is damage to the spinal cord that results from direct injury to the cord itself, or from indirect injury from damage to the bones, soft tissues, and blood vessels surrounding the spinal cord. Vertebra and Spinal Nerves Spinal cord trauma can be caused by any number of injuries to the spine that can result from motor vehicle accidents, falls, sports injuries (particularly diving into shallow water), industrial accidents, gunshot wounds, assault, and others. A seemingly minor injury can cause spinal cord trauma if the spine is weakened (such as from rheumatoid arthritis or osteoporosis Direct injury, such as cuts, can occur to the spinal cord, particularly if the bones or the discs have been damaged. Fragments of bone (from fractured vertebrae, for example) or fragments of metal (such as from a traffic accident) can cut or damage the spinal cord. Direct damage can also occur if the spinal cord is pulled, pressed sideways, or compressed. This may occur if the head, neck, or back are twisted abnormally during an accident or injury.
Extractions: AllRefer Channels :: Yellow Pages Reference Health Home ... Contact Us Quick Jump ADD/ADHD Allergies Alzheimer's Disease Arthritis Asthma Back Pain Breast Cancer Cancer Colon Cancer Depression Diabetes Gallbladder Disease Heart Attack Hepatitis High Cholesterol HIV/AIDS Hypertension Lung Cancer Menopause Migraines/Headaches Osteoporosis Pneumonia Prostate Cancer SARS Stroke Urinary Tract Infection 1600+ More Conditions Alternative Medicine Health News Symptoms Guide Special Topics ... Medical Encyclopedia Go To Main Page Alternate Names : Compression of Spinal Cord, Spinal Cord Compression or Injury Spinal Cord Trauma Treatment A spinal cord trauma is a medical emergency requiring immediate treatment to reduce the long-term effects. The time between the injury and treatment is a critical factor affecting the eventual outcome.
WSAVA 2001 - Basic Principles Of Spinal Cord Compression Basic Principles of spinal cord compression. Joane Parent Canada. Spinal InIVDD, there is spinal cord compression without instability. The http://www.vin.com/VINDBPub/SearchPB/Proceedings/PR05000/PR00213.htm
Extractions: Basic Principles of Spinal Cord Compression Joane Parent Canada Spinal cord diseases are frequent in the dog. To review the basic principles of lesion localization as it relates to the spinal cord, intervertebral disc disease has been used as model. In IVDD, there is spinal cord compression without instability. The spinal cord is composed of an outer layer of white matter and a core of gray matter. The white matter is made of axons while the gray matter is composed of cell bodies. Clinically, lesions that are limited to the gray matter behave similarly to lesions of the peripheral nervous system. It is the involvement of the white matter that leads to clinical signs of spinal cord disease. Anatomical considerations (spinal cord white matter) Ascending sensory fibers: Proprioceptive fibers A. Reflex proprioceptive pathways: Hind limbs: Dorsal and ventral spinocerebellar Fore limbs: Rostral spinocerebellar B. Conscious proprioceptive pathways: Hind limbs: Fasciculus gracilis Fore limbs: Fasciculus cuneatus Nociception (pain perception) fibers Descending motor fibers (Upper Motor Neurons): Reticulo-spinal tracts Vestibulo-spinal tracts Rubro-spinal tracts Cortico-spinal tracts Clinical signs associated with involvement of the spinal cord ascending sensory pathways: a. Proprioceptive ataxia
Management Of Pain And Spinal Cord..., Annals 6 Jul 99 Management of Pain and spinal cord compression in Patients with AdvancedCancer. Corticosteroid Therapy for Malignant spinal cord compression. http://www.acponline.org/ethics/abrahm.htm
Extractions: Resources Internal Policy Additional Bioethics Resources Volunteering as a Physician Books ... Email this page Janet L. Abrahm, MD, for the ACP-ASIM End-of-Life Care Consensus Panel Ann Intern Med 1999;131:37-46. Annals of Internal Medicine This paper was written by Janet Abrahm, MD, and was developed for the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine (ACP-ASIM) End-of-Life Care Consensus Panel. Members of the ACP-ASIM End-of-Life Care Consensus Panel were Bernard Lo, MD ( Chair ); Janet Abrahm, MD; Susan Block, MD; William Breitbart, MD; Ira R. Byock, MD; Kathy Faber-Langendoen, MD; Lloyd W. Kitchens Jr., MD; Paul Lanken, MD; Joanne Lynn, MD; Diane Meier, MD; Timothy E. Quill, MD; George Thibault, MD; and James Tulsky, MD. Primary staff to the Panel were Lois Snyder, JD ( Project Director ); Jason Karlawish, MD; and Karine Morin, LLM. This paper was reviewed and approved by the Ethics and Human Rights Committee and the Education Committee, although it does not represent official ACP-ASIM policy. Members of the Ethics and Human Rights Committee were Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD (
HealthCentral - General Encyclopedia - Spinal Cord Trauma Alternative names spinal cord compression; spinal cord injury; compression ofspinal cord Definition Damage to the spinal cord that results from injury. http://www.healthcentral.com/mhc/top/001066.cfm
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Spincal Cord Compression paraplegia. Although generally an uncommon symptom, spinal cord compressioncan be a common complication in metastatic prostate cancer. http://www.cancerlineuk.net/prostate-cancer/staging-and-prognosis/spinal-cord-co
Extractions: Cord compression by spinal tumour deposits is a serious occurrence and urgent action is required to prevent the development of paraplegia. Although generally an uncommon symptom, spinal cord compression can be a common complication in metastatic prostate cancer. Symptoms include the sudden onset of back pain or exacerbation of existing back pain together with leg weakness, altered or painless loss of sensation, leg pain and difficulty passing urine. Any patient with suspected spinal cord compression should be admitted as an emergency for investigation and treatment. Once paralysed, only 5% walk again. 30% of patients survive to 1 year. Action should be taken, irrespective of neurological findings. Dexamethasone 4mg q.d.s. should be started immediately to reduce oedema around the tumour and the patient sent for urgent magnetic resonance imaging of the spine. Treatment options are surgical decompression or radiotherapy. *Prostate cancer patients treated with LHRH agonists (buserelin, goserelin, luprorelin or triptorelin) should be carefully monitored for signs of spinal cord compression during the first month of treatment. Use of an anti-androgen for 3 days prior to and 3 weeks after the commencement of LHRH treatment is essential for all patients.
Prostate Cancer - Symptoms / History Symptoms of metastases spinal cord compression. The symptoms and signs of spinalcord compression depend on the length of time for which it has been present. http://www.cancerlineuk.net/prostate-cancer/symptoms-history/symptoms-of-metasta
Extractions: Spinal Cord Compression The symptoms and signs of spinal cord compression depend on the length of time for which it has been present. Patients with metastatic disease should be encouraged to report ant suspicious symptoms as early as possible in order to prevent irreversible damage. Any patient suspected of developing spinal cord compression should be referred as an emergency for investigation ( MRI is investigation of choice) and treatment. Therapeutic options include With early treatment, 70% of patients retain the ability to walk. Once paralysed, only 5% walk again. The management of paraplegia is more complex. Rapid onset complete paraplegia (over 24-36 hours) has a poor prognosis. It is often caused by infarction of the spinal cord secondary to tumour compression and thrombosis of a spinal artery. It can also be as a result of infiltration of the dura by tumour. The prognosis is better in patients who have not received hormone treatment.
Extractions: Clinical Resources by Topic: Orthopedics Spinal Cord Compression Clinical Resources Emergency Radiology Clinical Guidelines Clinical Trials ... Miscellaneous Resources See also: Pain in the Neck and Shoulder: Access document Chapter 368: Diseases of the Spinal Cord Table of contents Chapter 369: Traumatic Injuries of the Head and Spine Table of contents Chapter 370: Primary and Metastatic Tumors of the Nervous System Table of contents Ferri: Ferri's Clinical Advisor: Instant Diagnosis and Treatment - 2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents Health Sciences Library subscription INFO Noble: Textbook of Primary Care Medicine, 3rd Ed.-2001 (MD Consult):
CCHS Clinical Digital Library spinal cord compression Patient/Family Resources. See also General OrthopedicsPatient/Family Resources; spinal cord compression Clinical Resources. http://cchs-dl.slis.ua.edu/patientinfo/orthopedics/back/spinal-cord-compression.
Extractions: Patient/Family Resources by Topic: Orthopedics Spinal Cord Compression Patient/Family Resources Pediatrics Spanish Miscellaneous See also: American Association of Neurological Surgeons: Homepage American Academy of Family Physicians (familydoctor.org): Homepage MEDLINEPlus and the Patient Education Institute: Homepage MEDLINE plus Medical Encyclopedia: Table of contents Merck Manual - Second Home Edition Table of contents Section 6. Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders:
Spinal Cord Trauma Spinal cord trauma. Alternative Names spinal cord compression or injury;Compression of spinal cord. Definition Spinal cord trauma http://lebonheur.adam.com/pages/content.asp?genId=001066&proj=1&lang=en
Spine And Nerve Center At MGH/Harvard Neurosurgical evaluation of neck and back pain, nerve compression syndromes,herniated intervertebral discs, and spinal cord compression syndromes. http://neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu/Spine/default.htm
Extractions: Neurosurgical evaluation of neck and back pain, nerve compression syndromes, herniated intervertebral discs, and spinal cord compression syndromes. Information regarding peripheral nerve (including nerve compression such as carpal tunnel syndrome) and spine surgery and the Neurosurgical Service's Spine Evaluation Unit Referrals Peripheral Nerve Surgeons Spine Surgeons ... Spine Links Information on the MGH Facsimile: 617.724.7407 Spine (and peripheral nerve entrapment) Evaluation Center MGH Spine Surgeons MGH Developmental Neurosurgery : Spina bifida/myelomenigocele/syrinx/tethered cord information MGH Peripheral Nerve Surgery (carpal tunneland other nerve entrapment syndromes and tumors of peripheral nerves such as neurofibromas) Spine tumor information Non-invasive Proton Beam Radiosurgery of spinal tumors
Spinal Cord Compression Other characters, spinal cord compression,. Print this article, see spinalcord injury. FS. The Encyclopaedia of Medical Imaging Volume VI1. http://www.amershamhealth.com/medcyclopaedia/medical/Volume VI 1/SPINAL CORD COM
IHC Online Cancer Resource Center Spinal (Page 48 of 87) Next . spinal cord compression Publish Date 10/21/2003spinal cord compression. Symptom and http://ihc.cancersource.com/LearnAboutCancer/core/basics/symptom.cfm?DiseaseID=1
IHC Online Cancer Resource Center Neurological Disturbances spinal cord compression Publish Date 10/10/2003. Thisguide will help you learn to identify spinal cord compression. http://ihc.cancersource.com/resources/pdf/topicdetail.cfm?TopicID=41&contentid=2
Extractions: Researchers at the University of Maryland have been working with a group of 101 patients who have cancer that causes compression of the spinal cord. Some of the patients received radiotherapy alone, while others had surgery to relieve the spinal compression and remove as much tumor as possible. Sixteen patients in each of the sub-groups were unable to walk at the start of the study. More of those in the surgery plus radiotherapy group regained the ability to walk compared to those receiving radiotherapy alone. Those receiving surgery also tended to survive for longer. Mobility is important to such patients - they may not, always, have much longer to live. Being able to walk keeps them relatively independent and improves quality of life. This study suggests that surgery is a worthwhile way of helping them. Source
Extractions: Researchers at the University of Maryland have been working with a group of 101 patients who have cancer that causes compression of the spinal cord. Some of the patients received radiotherapy alone, while others had surgery to relieve the spinal compression and remove as much tumor as possible. Sixteen patients in each of the sub-groups were unable to walk at the start of the study. More of those in the surgery plus radiotherapy group regained the ability to walk compared to those receiving radiotherapy alone. Those receiving surgery also tended to survive for longer. Mobility is important to such patients - they may not, always, have much longer to live. Being able to walk keeps them relatively independent and improves quality of life. This study suggests that surgery is a worthwhile way of helping them. Source
Medical Encyclopedia spinal cord. Alternative Names spinal cord compression or injury;Compression of spinal cord. Causes And Risk Spinal cord trauma http://www.georgetownuniversityhospital.org/body.cfm?id=18&action=Display&articl
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