"Central Cord Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A syndrome associated with traumatic injury to the cervical or upper thoracic regions of the spinal cord characterized by weakness in the arms with relative sparing of the legs and variable sensory loss. This condition is associated with ischemia, hemorrhage, or necrosis involving the central portions of the spinal cord. Corticospinal fibers destined for the legs are spared due to their more external location in the spinal cord. This clinical pattern may emerge during recovery from spinal shock. Deficits may be transient or permanent.
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D020210
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.854.770.500 C10.900.850.625 C26.819.339
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Central Cord Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Dalton J, Huang R, Narayanan R, Kaye ID, Kepler CK. Operative Timing in Cervical Spine Trauma. Clin Spine Surg. 2024 11 01; 37(9):388-394.
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Levy HA, Pinter ZW, Kazarian ER, Sodha S, Rhee JM, Fehlings MG, Freedman BA, Nassr AN, Karamian BA, Sebastian AS, Currier B. Contemporary Practice Patterns in the Treatment of Cervical Stenosis and Central Cord Syndrome: A Survey of the Cervical Spine Research Society. Clin Spine Surg. 2025 Mar 01; 38(2):E61-E68.
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Du JY, Shafi K, Blackburn CW, Chapman JR, Ahn NU, Marcus RE, Albert TJ. Resource Utilization Following Anterior Versus Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion for Acute Central Cord Syndrome. Clin Spine Surg. 2024 08 01; 37(7):E309-E316.
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Vedantam A, Ugiliweneza B, Williamson T, Guest JD, Harrop JS, Tator CH, Aarabi BA, Fehlings MG, Kurpad SN, Neal CJ. Evolving Profile of Acute Spinal Cord Injury Demographics, Outcomes, and Surgical Treatment in North America: Analysis of a Prospective Multi-Center Dataset of 989 Patients. J Neurotrauma. 2023 09; 40(17-18):1948-1958.
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Badhiwala JH, Wilson JR, Harrop JS, Vaccaro AR, Aarabi B, Geisler FH, Fehlings MG. Early vs Late Surgical Decompression for Central Cord Syndrome. JAMA Surg. 2022 Nov 01; 157(11):1024-1032.
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Schroeder GD, Hjelm N, Vaccaro AR, Weinstein MS, Kepler CK. The effect of increased T2 signal intensity in the spinal cord on the injury severity and early neurological recovery in patients with central cord syndrome. J Neurosurg Spine. 2016 May; 24(5):792-6.
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Anderson KK, Tetreault L, Shamji MF, Singh A, Vukas RR, Harrop JS, Fehlings MG, Vaccaro AR, Hilibrand AS, Arnold PM. Optimal Timing of Surgical Decompression for Acute Traumatic Central Cord Syndrome: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Neurosurgery. 2015 Oct; 77 Suppl 4:S15-32.
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Kepler CK, Kong C, Schroeder GD, Hjelm N, Sayadipour A, Vaccaro AR, Anderson DG. Early outcome and predictors of early outcome in patients treated surgically for central cord syndrome. J Neurosurg Spine. 2015 Oct; 23(4):490-4.
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Schroeder GD, Kepler CK, Hjelm N, Vaccaro AR, Weinstein MS. The effect of vertebral fracture on the early neurologic recovery in patients with central cord syndrome. Eur Spine J. 2015 May; 24(5):985-9.
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Anderson DG, Sayadipour A, Limthongkul W, Martin ND, Vaccaro A, Harrop JS. Traumatic central cord syndrome: neurologic recovery after surgical management. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2012 Aug; 41(8):E104-8.