Compressive Myelopathy Flashcards
(12 cards)
Causes
Intramedullary
Extramedullary
- intradural
- extradural
Intramedullary causes (5%)
ECG
Ependymoma
Chordoma
Glioma
Syringomyelia
Hematomyelia
Lung mets
EM
Intradural (15%)
N MAP
Neurofibroma
Meningioma
AV malformation
Pachyarachnoiditis - TB, Sarcoid, syphilis
EM
Extradural (80%)
Cervical spondylosis, degeneration of spine
IVDP
fracture dislocation of spine
Vert mets
EM hematopoesis - Hemolytic anemia
TB caries spine
Pachymeningitis
Epidural abscess or hematoma
Non compressive myelopathy causes
VITAMIN D
Infections
Viral infections - HZV (mc), HIV 1&2, EBV, CMV, polio
Bacterial - TB, Lymes, syphilis
Fungal - actinomycosis
Parasitic - schistosomiasis, toxoplasma, malaria falciparum
Inflammatory
Sle
Sarcoidosis
Sjogrens
Mctd
Behcets
pANCA vasculitis
Inflammatory
Sle
Sarcoidosis
Sjogrens
Mctd
Behcets
pANCA vasculitis
Post infectious or post vaccination
MMR
chickenpox
Influenza
Mycoplasma
Vaccine - Rabies, tetanus, polio, smallpox
Demyelinating causes
Ms
Nmo
Eales
Sacd
Adem
TM is almost always due to
Infections
Inflammatory
Demyelinating
Post infectious or vaccination
Hereditary or degenerative causes
Mnd
Sca
FA
Hsp
