Etiological spectrum of non-traumatic myelopathies: experience from a tertiary care centre.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
This study aimed to identify the clinical and radiological profile of non-traumatic myelopathies and various etiologies associated with them. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
Two hundred and four patients of non-traumatic myelopathy were prospectively studied in different wards of Sir Sundar Lal Hospital, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, from September 2002 to March2004. Patients underwent a detailed clinical evaluation followed by laboratory investigation and neuroimaging studies.RESULTS:
Among 204 patients of non-traumatic myelopathy, 108 patients presented with paraplegia and 96 patients with quadriplegia. Tuberculosis was the commonest cause of compression paraplegia in this series and was observed in 42 cases (33.33%) while quadriplegia was seen in only 3 cases (2.38%). In the present study, acute transverse myelitis formed the major bulk of non-compressive myelopathy.CONCLUSION:
Tuberculosis of spine was the most common cause of compressive myelopathy and among the non-compressive group acute transverse myelitis and SACD were the important etiology.
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Indice:
IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est)
Sujet Principal:
Paraplégie
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Tétraplégie
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Syndrome de compression médullaire
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Ostéophytose vertébrale
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Plaies et blessures
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Sujet âgé
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Femelle
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Humains
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Mâle
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Études prospectives
Type d'étude:
Etude d'étiologie
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Étude observationnelle
langue:
Anglais
Année:
2006
Type:
Article
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