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Conus medullaris syndrome
Conus medullaris syndrome is caused by an injury or insult to the conus medullaris and lumbar nerve roots. It is a clinical subset of spinal cord injury syndromes. Injuries at the level of T12 to L2 vertebrae are most likely to result in conus medullaris syndrome.
Clinical presentation
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Cone artery
The cone artery, also known as the artery of Desproges-Gotteron, is a rare anatomical variant which commonly arises from the internal iliac artery.
Gross anatomy
Origin
The cone artery has a variable origin and may arise from the internal iliac artery or its branches, commonly the iliolumbar ...
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Incomplete cord syndromes
Incomplete cord syndromes encompass a variety of patterns of cross-sectional partial disruption of the spinal cord. Due to the spatial segregation of various ascending and descending tracts within the cord, regional dysfunction results in predictable and distinct clinical patterns of deficit. As...
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Spinal cord injury
Spinal cord injury (SCI) can be traumatic or non-traumatic (e.g. neoplastic compression or degenerative stenosis) but the syndromes associated with spinal cord injury can be seen in all etiologies.
Injuries to the spinal cord can be incomplete or complete and are graded on the ASIA impairment s...
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ASIA impairment scale for spinal injury
The American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS) was developed by the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) in 2006, was revised in 2011, and remains the most widely used neurologic classification of spinal cord injury.
Classification
The scale divides spinal cord injuries int...
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Cauda equina syndrome
Cauda equina syndrome is considered an incomplete cord syndrome, even though it occurs below the conus. Cauda equina syndrome refers to a collection of symptoms and signs that result from severe compression of the descending lumbar and sacral nerve roots. It is most commonly caused by an acutely...
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Conus medullaris
The conus medullaris is the tapered inferior-most part of the spinal cord to which is attached the filum terminale.
Gross anatomy
The conus medullaris is conical in shape, tapering from the distal spinal cord to a narrow point from which a delicate strand of fibrous tissue called the filum ter...
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Spinal cord
The spinal cord is the part of the central nervous system found within the vertebral column's spinal canal. The cord extends from the corticomedullary junction at the foramen magnum of the skull down to the tip of the conus medullaris within the lumbar cistern. It is lined by the spinal pia mate...
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Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD)
Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) represents a group of inflammatory demyelinating disorders united by the presence of IgG antibodies to myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG). It is becoming increasingly evident that MOGAD represents a distinct clinical...
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SPINAL CORD SYNDROMES [6]
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The injury to spinal cord can be incomplete or complete and depends upon the mechanism of injury, but different types of injuries result ...
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