descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 06 Apr 2017 English Publisher:Massachusetts Medical SocietyJournal:New England Journal of Medicine, volume 376, pages 1,358-1,369 (issn: 0028-4793, eissn: 1533-4406,

Authors: Alexander E. Ropper; Allan H. Ropper;

doi: 10.1056/nejmra1516539

pmid: 28379788

Acute Spinal Cord Compression

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Abstract

Compression of the spinal cord can result from trauma, cancer, epidural abscess, or epidural hematoma and can have a variety of clinical manifestations based on the anatomical level and completeness of the compression. Treatment approaches are outlined.

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Baylor College of Medicine
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Keywords

Spinal Neoplasms, Trauma Severity Indices, Epidural Abscess, Acute Disease, Humans, Spinal Cord Compression, Spinal Cord Injuries, Spine

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