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acute spinal cord compression

Signs and symptoms of cord compression show progression within 24 hours or less:

pain
weakness
autonomic dysfunction
sensory loss
ataxia

Diagnostic considerations:

Primary or secondary malignancy of epidural space or vertebrae
Trauma
Inflammatory process
Osteoarthritis

REF: MacNeil BJ, Abrams HL. Brigham and Women's Hospital Handbook of Diagnostic Imaging. Chapter 35.

Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 September 2006

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