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.
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