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The spinal cord can be damaged in many ways, producing various symptom patterns, depending on the location, or level, of spinal cord damage. The spinal cord can be cut in an accident, compressed, destroyed by infection, damaged when its blood supply is cut off, or affected by diseases (such as spinal cord cysts, cervical spondylosis, or multiple sclerosis) that alter its nerve function.
Follow the links below to find information on spinal cord diseases.
Reviewed December 2007
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Brain & spinal cord tumours
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The Cancer Council Victoria
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Tumours that start in the brain are called primary brain tumours - some are benign and some are malignant, while spinal tumours are less common.
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Aug 2008
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Syringomyelia
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Better Health Channel
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Syringomyelia is the formation of a cyst in the spinal cord. As the cyst grows, it presses on the spinal cord and interferes with the transmission of nerve impulses. Causes include trauma, infection and congenital (from birth) brain defects.
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Jul 2008
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Therapeutic exercise for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or motor neuron disease
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Muscle weakness is very common in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). A weak muscle can be damaged if overworked, because it is already functioning close to its maximal limits. As a result of this, exercise programs for people with ALS may ...
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Feb 2008
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Brain tumours - cancer
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Better Health Channel
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Brain and spinal cord tumours can be either malignant (cancerous) or benign (not cancerous). Cancerous brain tumours affect adults of all ages and are one of the few cancers that occur in children. Most brain tumours develop from glial cells (gliomas). Symptoms and treatment depend on which part of the brain is affected.
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Jan 2008
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Spinal cord tethering
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| Publisher: |
myDr
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In spina bifida the spinal cord is almost always tethered or stuck to the spinal canal.
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Sep 2007
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Spinal muscular atrophy: the intermediate form
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myDr
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Spinal Muscular Atrophy is one of the neuromuscular diseases. Muscles weaken and waste away (atrophy) due to degeneration of motor neurons, which are nerve cells in the spinal cord.
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Jun 2007
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Infantile spinal muscular atrophy
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Better Health Channel
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Infantile spinal muscular atrophy is an inherited condition. The nerve cells that service the muscles don't work properly, causing muscle weakness and withering. There is no cure. A child with this disorder rarely lives beyond three years.
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Nov 2006
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Spinal interbody fusion with Hydrosorb" cages (update)
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Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S)
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ASERNIP-S has performed an updated prioritising summary on spinal interbody fusion with Hydrosorb" cages.
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Mar 2006
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