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Myelopathy

Myelopathy: Introduction

Myelopathy: Myelopathy is any disease process that effects the spinal cord. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Myelopathy is available below.

Symptoms of Myelopathy

• History of injury or malignancy
• Decreased strength
• Decreased sensation
• Imbalance
• History of injury or malignancy
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 8 symptoms of Myelopathy

Treatments for Myelopathy

• Surgery
• Surgery
• more treatments...»

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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Myelopathy:

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• more...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Myelopathy?

• Misdiagnosis of Myelopathy
• Hidden causes of Myelopathy (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Myelopathy: Related Patient Stories

• Thoracic Myelopathy

Myelopathy: Deaths

Read more about Deaths and Myelopathy.

Myelopathy: Complications

Read more about complications of Myelopathy.

Causes of Myelopathy

• Anterior spinal artery syndrome
• Smith-McCort dysplasia
• HIV-1 disease
• Spondylosis
• Dyggve-Melchior-Clausen dysplasia
• more causes...»

See full list of 6 causes of Myelopathy

Read more about causes of Myelopathy.

More information about causes of Myelopathy:

• Myelopathy as a complication caused by other conditions
• Myelopathy as a symptom

Disease Topics Related To Myelopathy

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Myelopathy:

• Spinal cord injury
• Myelitis
• Vascular myelopathy
• Encephalitis
• Seizures
• more related diseases...»

Myelopathy: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Nerve Disorders: serious diseases commonly undiagnosed:
  • Diabetic Neuropathy -- Undiagnosed
  • Peripheral Neuropathy -- Undiagnosed
  • Multiple Sclerosis -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Myelopathy

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Myelopathy: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Nerve Specialists:
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
• more specialists...»

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Myelopathy: Animations

More Myelopathy animations & videos

Myelopathy: Broader Related Topics

• Spinal cord conditions
• Back conditions
• Nervous system conditions
• more types...»

Types of Myelopathy

Myelopathy Message Boards

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  • More user stories

User Interactive Forums

Read about other experiences, ask a question about Myelopathy, or answer someone else's question, on our message boards:

• I can not get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for this?
• See all the forums.

Definitions of Myelopathy:

Pathologic conditions which feature SPINAL CORD damage or dysfunction, including disorders involving the meninges and perimeningeal spaces surrounding the spinal cord. Traumatic injuries, vascular diseases, infections, and inflammatory/autoimmune processes may affect the spinal cord. - (Source - Diseases Database)

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