Spinal Cord Compression

"Spinal Cord Compression" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Acute and chronic conditions characterized by external mechanical compression of the SPINAL CORD due to extramedullary neoplasm; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; SPINAL FRACTURES; bony deformities of the vertebral bodies; and other conditions. Clinical manifestations vary with the anatomic site of the lesion and may include localized pain, weakness, sensory loss, incontinence, and impotence.

Descriptor ID	D013117
MeSH Number(s)	C10.228.854.761 C26.819.678
Concept/Terms	Spinal Cord Compression Spinal Cord Compression Compression, Spinal Cord Compressions, Spinal Cord Spinal Cord Compressions Myelopathy, Compressive Compressive Myelopathy Spinal Cord Compression, Extramedullary Extramedullary Spinal Cord Compression Conus Medullaris Syndrome Conus Medullaris Syndrome Conus Medullaris Syndromes Syndrome, Conus Medullaris Syndromes, Conus Medullaris

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Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
Spinal Cord Diseases [C10.228.854]
Spinal Cord Compression [C10.228.854.761]
Wounds and Injuries [C26]
Spinal Cord Injuries [C26.819]
Spinal Cord Compression [C26.819.678]

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Bar chart showing 44 publications over 21 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2010 and 2013 and 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1997	0	1	1
1998	0	3	3
1999	0	1	1
2000	0	1	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	2	0	2
2003	0	2	2
2006	2	1	3
2007	3	0	3
2009	0	1	1
2010	3	1	4
2011	2	0	2
2012	2	1	3
2013	3	1	4
2014	1	1	2
2016	1	0	1
2017	2	2	4
2018	0	1	1
2019	1	0	1
2021	3	0	3

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Hines K, Hafazalla K, Bailey JW, Jallo J. Extruded disc causes acute cervical epidural hematoma and cord compression: a case report. Spinal Cord Ser Cases. 2021 05 21; 7(1):39.

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Quinonez A, Pahys JM, Samdani AF, Hwang SW, Cahill PJ, Betz RR. Complete paraplegia 36?h after attempted posterior spinal fusion for severe adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a case report. Spinal Cord Ser Cases. 2021 04 20; 7(1):33.

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Pinter ZW, Sebastian AS, Currier BL, Nassr A. Surgical treatment of concomitant atlantoaxial instability and subaxial spondylotic stenosis in rheumatoid arthritis-a case report. Spinal Cord Ser Cases. 2021 01 19; 7(1):2.

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Abousamra O, Kandula V, Duker AL, Rogers KJ, Bober MB, Mackenzie WG. Cervical Spine Deformities in Children With Rhizomelic Chondrodysplasia Punctata. J Pediatr Orthop. 2019 Oct; 39(9):e680-e686.

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Atallah E, Dang S, Rahm S, Feghali J, Nohra C, Tjoumakaris S, Rosenwasser RH, Zarzour H, Herial N, Gooch MR, Jabbour P. Rare case of diffuse spinal arachnoiditis following a complicated vertebral artery dissection. J Clin Neurosci. 2018 Jun; 52:132-134.

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Serhan Er M, Abousamra O, Rogers K, Akyol Y, Palocaren T, Takemitsu M, Campbell JW, Mackenzie WG. Upper Cervical Fusion in Children With Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia Congenita. J Pediatr Orthop. 2017 Oct/Nov; 37(7):466-472.

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Gerling MC, Radcliff K, Isaacs R, Bianco K, Jalai CM, Worley NJ, Parmar J, Poorman GW, Horn SR, Moon JY, Arnold PM, Vaccaro AR, Passias P. Two-Year Results of the Prospective Spine Treatment Outcomes Study: An Analysis of Complication Rates, Predictors of Their Development, and Effect on Patient Derived Outcomes at 2 Years for Surgical Management of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. World Neurosurg. 2017 Oct; 106:247-253.

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Hansberry DR, Gupta R, Prabhu AV, Agarwal N, Cox M, Joneja U, Curtis MT, Harrop JS, Flanders AE. Thoracic spinal osteochondroma: A rare presentation of spinal cord compression. Clin Imaging. 2017 Sep - Oct; 45:18-21.

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Himelstein AL, Foster JC, Khatcheressian JL, Roberts JD, Seisler DK, Novotny PJ, Qin R, Go RS, Grubbs SS, O'Connor T, Velasco MR, Weckstein D, O'Mara A, Loprinzi CL, Shapiro CL. Effect of Longer-Interval vs Standard Dosing of Zoledronic Acid on Skeletal Events in Patients With Bone Metastases: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2017 01 03; 317(1):48-58.

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Hansberry DR, Agarwal N, Sharer LR, Goldstein IM. Minimally manipulative extraction of polycystic cervical neurocysticercosis. Eur Spine J. 2017 05; 26(Suppl 1):63-68.

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