====== Spinal cord compression ======

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[[Spinal cord]] [[compression]] develops when the spinal cord is compressed by bone fragments from a [[vertebral fracture]], a [[spinal tumor]], abscess, ruptured intervertebral disc or other lesion. 

===== Clinical =====
May cause myelopathy

===== Syndromes =====
[[Transverse lesion syndrome]]

[[Motor system syndrome]]

[[Central cord syndrome]]

[[Brown Sequard syndrome]]

[[Brachialgia]] and [[cord syndrome]]

===== Treatment =====


It is regarded as a medical emergency independent of its cause, and requires swift diagnosis and treatment to prevent long-term disability due to irreversible [[spinal cord injury]].