Spinal cord injury is otherwise called 'myelopathy'. From Wordnik.com. [Medindia Health News] Reference
A similar disease in dogs is called degenerative myelopathy (DM). From Wordnik.com. [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference
Typically, these symptoms occur following an acute traumatic disc herniation with myelopathy. From Wordnik.com. [Spine-Health - Back Pain, Neck Pain, Lower Back Pain] Reference
Symptoms of cervical myelopathy: Cervical myelopathy can cause broader and more serious symptoms. From Wordnik.com. [Health News from Medical News Today] Reference
Left untreated, some cases of cervical myelopathy can lead to permanent nerve damage, resulting in disability. From Wordnik.com. [Health News from Medical News Today] Reference
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to market the BRYAN® Cervical Disc System for the treatment of single-level cervical disc disease (radiculopathy and/or myelopathy). From Wordnik.com. [Health News from Medical News Today] Reference
Operative treatment is reserved for cases of myelopathy, progressive lower extremity weakness, and intolerable radicular pain that does not get better with non-operative treatments. From Wordnik.com. [Spine-Health - Back Pain, Neck Pain, Lower Back Pain] Reference
Finally, the role of surgery in treating cervical spondylotic myelopathy - a chronic deterioration of spinal cord function - is discussed, along with data emerging from a large North American trial. From Wordnik.com. [ResearchChannel On-Air Schedule] Reference
Operative intervention for a thoracic herniated disc is indicated in only rare instances when a herniated disc leads to myelopathy (spinal cord dysfunction), progressive neurologic deficits, or intolerable pain. From Wordnik.com. [Spine-Health - Back Pain, Neck Pain, Lower Back Pain] Reference
But within an increasingly aging population, excessive narrowing of the spinal column (spinal stenosis) can lead to the emergence of a chronic spinal cord impairment analogous to a subacute spinal cord injury (cervical spondylotic myelopathy). From Wordnik.com. [ResearchChannel On-Air Schedule] Reference
If there is a slipped disc or changes in bone structure, it pinches or irritates a nearby nerve (cervical radiculopathy). if the bones in the neck begin to press against blood vessels. if the spinal column becomes narrower, compressing the nerves inside (cervical myelopathy). From Wordnik.com. [Health News from Medical News Today] Reference
The implant, composed of a polyurethane and titanium discs designed to fit between adjacent vertebral bodies in the neck, is indicated "in skeletally mature patients for reconstruction of the disc from C3-C7 following single-level discectomy for intractable radiculopathy and/or myelopathy," according to the FDA. From Wordnik.com. [Medgadget] Reference
Cervical myelopathy. From Wordnik.com. [Health News from Medical News Today] Reference
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