ThirdAge - Adam - Spinal Cord Trauma Alternative Names spinal cord compression; Spinal cord injury; Compressionof spinal cord. Causes, incidence, and risk factors http://www.thirdage.com/health/adam/ency/article/001066.htm
Extractions: document.write(''); document.write(''); document.write(''); document.write(''); document.write(''); document.write(''); document.write(''); document.write(''); Activities Computers Family Tree Health ... Prevention Definition: Spinal cord trauma is damage to the spinal cord that results from direct injury to the spinal cord itself or indirectly by damage to the bones and soft tissues and vessels surrounding the spinal cord. Causes, incidence, and risk factors: Damage to the spinal cord affects all nervous function that is controlled at and below the level of the injury, including muscle control (strength) and sensation. More than 30 bones make up the spine. These bones (vertebrae) and the cushions between the vertebrae (discs) allow the back to bend while protecting the spinal cord from injury.
Extractions: 1Up Health Spinal cord trauma Alternative Medicine Clinical Trials ... Health Topics A-Z Search 1Up Health Spinal cord trauma Information Spinal cord trauma Causes, Incidence, and Risk Factors Alternative names : Compression of spinal cord, Spinal cord compression, Spinal cord injury Definition : Spinal cord trauma is damage to the spinal cord that results from direct injury to the spinal cord itself or indirectly by damage to the bones and soft tissues and vessels surrounding the spinal cord. Damage to the spinal cord affects all nervous function that is controlled at and below the level of the injury, including muscle control (strength) and sensation. More than 30 bones make up the spine. These bones (vertebrae) and the cushions between the vertebrae (discs) allow the back to bend while protecting the spinal cord from injury. Spinal cord trauma is caused by motor vehicle accidents, falls, sports injuries (particularly diving into shallow water), industrial accidents, gunshot wounds, assault, and other injuries. 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 are damaged. Fragments of bone (from fractured vertebrae for example) or fragments of metal (such as from a traffic accident) can transect (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.
Member Sign In spinal cord compression An Obstructive Oncologic Emergency from Topics in AdvancedPractice Nursing eJournal Posted 10/14/2002 Maryjo Osowski, RN, MSN, AOCN. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/442735
Member Sign In spinal cord compression from Topics in Advanced Practice Nursing eJournal.Treatment. Corticosteroid Therapy. Treatment is palliative http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/442735_6
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Spinal Cord Compression A Palliative Care Emergency spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in five to ten per cent of cancer cases. NursingNotes spinal cord compression A Palliative Care Emergency. http://www.palliative.org/PC/ClinicalInfo/NursesNotes/SpinalCordCompression.html
Extractions: Incidence and Course Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in five to ten per cent of cancer cases. Patients with lung, breast, or prostate primaries are at the highest risk for this complication. As well, renal cell carcinomas, multiple myelomas, and lymphomas lead to SCC at significant rates. It is important, however, to be aware that SCC can occur with virtually any type of primary. Malignant compression of the spinal cord is usually extrinsic in origin: pressure arises from the epidural space as a result of the extension of adjacent bony or soft tissue lesions. The majority of SCC's occur in the thoracic spine and are caused by extradural tumour extending posteriorly from an involved vertebrae. The epidural space can also be invaded through the intervertebral foramina by paraspinal lesions. This is more likely to occur in cases of lymphoma or neuroblastoma. Less frequently, intradural and intramedullary metastases can cause SCC. Assessment Early detection is extremely important. Signs and symptoms usually present several weeks prior to the onset of neurological crisis. Pain is almost always the first symptom. Yet often the diagnosis is not made until leg weakness or sensory deficits occur possibly weeks after the onset of new pain. Warning signs to watch for are:
Bowels Shutting Down With Spinal Cord Compression? Subject Bowels Shutting Down With spinal cord compression? TopicArea Neurology General Forum The Neurology and Neurosurgery http://www.medhelp.org/forums/neuro/archive/10203.html
Extractions: Hi CCF, I am 33 yr-female with Arnold-Chiari Malformation type 1. I have not been decompressed yet. I would like to know if this condition could cause my gut to shut down? I haven't been able to move my bowels in 2 weeks. I have tried taking fiber suppliments, eating more fruits and vegatables, nothing seems to help. I am always asked if having loss of control, never loss of urge to go. Do you have any suggestions for me on how to treat this problem. I must admit I am a little embarrassed to approach my doctor about this problem. My abdomen is swollen and hard with developement of new stretch marks. I don't know if I have an obstruction if I use other remedy like enema would be harmful for me to use. Thank You, Sincerely Anneliese Reitz
Spinal Cord Compression Subject spinal cord compression Topic Area Pain Forum The Neurology and NeurosurgeryForum Question Posted By Diane Tait on Wednesday, May 21, 1997 . http://www.medhelp.org/forums/neuro/archive/474.html
Extractions: : My husband is 61 years and suffers from RA. He has severe disk degeneration ans has had 4 major surgeries plus some smaller ones in the past two years. 1 Laminotomy in the neck 2. laminectomy and discectomy in the lumbar area. 3 Aorto/femoral bypass and left hip replacement. The smaller surgeries were cataracts and CT release in both hands. He has just undergone an MRI which show a spinal cord compression somewhere in the L5 to L7. The possibility of surgery was discussed a little in that there were two ways to go. Anterially or from the back of the neck. His health is not the best as he has a "touch" of emphyzema. Is that like being a "little bit pregnant?) and he has high blood pressure and is on digoxin for atrial fib.(Had one attack). His limbs go numb,he has pain shooting through his head and gets dizzy. He gets tunnel like vision at times. Does anyone have any alternatives or advice or suggestions or anything that they can tell me. He has complained for two years about this problem (just after the neck surgery) but no one has listened until now. What if he doesn't have any surgery? Will he become totally incapacitated, should he risk having the surgery knowing his health is not going to improve as he gets older? Please help!!!
NEJM -- Sign In Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine Relief of Spinal CordCompression from Vertebral Hemangioma by Intralesional Injection of Absolute http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/331/8/508
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Epidural Metastases/Spinal Cord Compression Epidural Metastases/spinal cord compression. 176 Signs of spinal cord compressioninclude motor, sensory, and autonomic bladder and bowel) dysfunction. http://www.hivpositive.com/f-PainHIV/Pain/LS2.3.2.html
Extractions: Assessing Pain Epidural Metastases/Spinal Cord Compression Epidural metastasis is the most ominous complication of bone metastasis to the vertebral spine and is a medical emergency. Failure to diagnose and treat this condition will lead to permanent necrologic deficits due to spinal cord dysfunction. Early diagnosis, before overt necrologic deficits, should result in improved outcome. Epidural metastasis is a common complication in patients with breast, prostate, or lung cancer; multiple myeloma; renal cell carcinoma; or melanoma. The tumor enters the-epidural space by contiguous spread from adjacent vertebral metastasis in the vast majority of cases. The remaining cases arise from the direct invasion of retroperitoneal tumor or tumor located in the posterior thorax through adjacent intervertebral foramina or, rarely, from bloodborne seeding of the epidural space. The pain is usually midline, but patients whose tumor involves nerve roots have sharp or shooting pain in a radicular distribution. Untreated, the pain slowly intensifies with a mean duration of 7 weeks from the onset of pain to the onset of necrologic deficits due to spinal cord compression. Signs of spinal cord compression include motor, sensory, and autonomic bladder and bowel) dysfunction.
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Extractions: Cervical Myelopathy is a pattern of symptoms that most often occur when the spinal cord is compressed in either the cervical (neck) or thorasic (chest) regions. The symptomology can be either acute (rapid obvious onset) or progressive (gradual) and can be from cord compression or from problems within the spinal cord itself. Although the problem comes from a degenerative process in the neck, neck pain is not usually one of the symptoms. Most often the symptoms usually occur in the arms, hands, and legs. Weakness in the hands, difficulty working with them is the most common symptom. The symptoms often mimic those of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
Spinal Cord Compression spinal cord compression. Follow Ups Post Followup PPA Message Board Posted by Marika Steel (202.138.16.118) on October 07, 2002 at 025851 http://www.paralysisproject.org/msgboard/messages/29.html
Extractions: Follow Ups Post Followup PPA Message Board Posted by Marika Steel (202.138.16.118) on October 07, 2002 at 02:58:51: Hi Everyone I'm looking for any information on current research into spinal cord compression or information from anyone who's had any kind of success in treating patients with this. I'm desperately trying to find information for my father in law and to fill you in a little so you know what I'm talking about, I'll post his story. Firstly we all live in Australia and as yet, I've been unable to find out exactly what is available here. In January this year my father in law had surgery in a private hospital to remove a small tumour in his bowel that was situated approximately six inches in from his anus. Until this time, my father in law had been a very active and spritely 81 year old man, who still drove his car and walked for at least an hour a day, was totally independent and living in his own home. The surgery was deemed a success, although he did have a few problems in the recovery period. About a week or so later, he developed lung clots and was rushed to the main public hospital where he stayed in intensive care for about a week, before being transferred back to the private hospital. It was approximately 4 weeks after the surgery before he went home. About 2 weeks after his surgery, he started complaining of shoulder pain. He was still having problems with this when he was released and was unable to walk unaided, much to his disgust. The pain continued to worsen, so he went back to see his GP. He was admitted back to the private hospital for further investigation, where he was to have a chest xray plus my father in law had also requested an MRI to rule out any other possible nasties. It took about a week before they got round to the chest xrays, lost the results, found the results a few days later and they turned out to be okay. They didn't actually get round to the MRI before he collapsed in the shower one afternoon.
NABCP - Patient Information - Coping With Treatments Cord Compression. The development of a spinal cord compression is considered a medicalemergency, for without prompt treatment, permanent paralysis may result. http://www.albertabreast.com/ptinfo/ccomp.htm
NABCP - Patient Information - Coping With Treatments Cord Compression. The development of a spinal cord compression is considered a medicalemergency, for without prompt treatment, permanent paralysis may result. http://www.albertabreast.com/ccomp.htm
Spinal Cord Tumors Primary spinal cord malignancies are even less common, comprisingfewer than three percent of cases of spinal cord compression. http://www.tbts.org/sctumors.htm
Extractions: Q: How common are spinal cord tumors? A: Primary spinal cord tumors, which are usually benign, are so rare that they account for only one half of one percent of all newly diagnosed tumors. Primary spinal cord malignancies are even less common, comprising fewer than three percent of cases of spinal cord compression. Spinal cord tumors can be the same cell types as tumors found in the brain, such as meningiomas and various gliomas. Multiple myelomas, chordomas, lymphomas, several forms of sarcoma, and other cancers can also affect the spine. Most spinal cord cancers are metastatic, meaning that they arise from a wide variety of primary cancers. These include: lung, breast, prostate, head and neck, gynecologic, gastrointestinal, thyroid, those from unknown primary sites, melanoma, renal cell carcinoma, and others. As you can see, the small group of people who cope with spinal cord tumors are an unusually diverse population. Q: How do tumors cause spinal cord injury? A: Just as the brain has only so much room to expand within the closed space of the skull, the spinal cord has only a few millimeters to expand within the vertebral column. Sometimes even a small tumor can cause enough pressure and swelling to create disabling symptoms. All nerves at or below the level of the tumor can be affected. As with brain tumors, corticosteroids are used to control swelling. Chronic spinal cord compression is more often found with slow-growing benign and low-grade tumors. Sometimes tumors grow slowly enough to permit the spinal cord to gradually accommodate the mass with surprisingly few neurological symptoms. Acute compression occurs with more aggressive primary or metastatic cancers, and can cause rapid paralysis. Rapid development of symptoms can also occur with slow-growing tumors, as compensatory mechanisms seem to fail all at once. Particularly with some aggressive cancers, paralysis can develop within days or even hours. In terms of preserving future mobility, even a short delay of emergency surgery can have serious consequences. Early diagnosis and treatment are vital. In fact, it is felt in many situations that persons treated while they are still mobile will preserve function, although some may require postoperative rehabilitation to enhance outcomes.
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DrDillin.com: Cervical Spinal Stenosis spinal cord compression External objects can compress the spinal cord changingthe shape and interrupting the spinal cord's normal function. http://www.drdillin.com/education/basics_css_compression.htm
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DrDillin.com: Cervical Spinal Stenosis available for the spinal cord. Cervical (neck) spinal stenosis producessymptoms due to spinal cord compression. If the spinal canal in http://www.drdillin.com/education/basics_css.htm
Extractions: Cervical (neck) spinal stenosis produces symptoms due to spinal cord compression. If the spinal canal in the neck is narrow enough, then the natural motion of the neck may compress the spinal cord. In flexion (bending the neck forward), the spinal cord may be compressed against structures on the floor of the canal (bone spur, disc). In extension, the spinal canal becomes narrower and the spinal cord can be compressed by both the roof structures indenting the spinal cord from behind and driving the cord against the front structures on the floor. Compression in the neck effects the spinal cord and potentially produces symptoms in the arms, legs and occasionally the bowel and bladder. Compressing the spinal cord is frequently painless. Patients with cord compression that develops slowly may experience numbness in the hands, clumsiness in the hands, shooting numbness down the trunk, arms or legs with neck motion, balance difficulties when walking, an unsteady gait and occasionally disturbance in bowel and bladder function.
