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	Myelopathy and Osteoporosis
		Myelopathy is the impaired function of the spinal cord due to spinal cord compression.
		Myelopathy is most often seen in the cervical region, although it can occur in the thoracic or upper lumbar regions.
		Myelopathy is not seen in the lower lumbar area, because the spinal cord ends around the first or second lumbar vertebrae.
	www.spinehospital.com /education/con_4.html (270 words)

	Dr. Koop - Syphilitic myelopathy
		Syphilitic myelopathy is a disorder characterized by muscle weakness and abnormal sensations caused by untreated syphilis infections.
		Syphilitic myelopathy is a form of neurosyphilis, which is a progressive, life-threatening complication of late or tertiary syphilis infection.
		Syphilitic myelopathy is now very rare because syphilis is usually treated early in the disease or as a result of screening blood tests that identify the disease in its latent (silent) form.
	www.drkoop.com /ency/93/000729.html (370 words)

	Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Requires Prompt Surgery
		Cervical spondylotic myelopathy, the result of narrowing of the cervical spinal canal by degenerative and congenital changes, is the most common type of spinal cord dysfunction in patients older than 55 years and the most common cause of acquired spastic paresis in the middle and later years of life.(1,2)
		The onset of cervical spondylotic myelopathy is generally insidious, with long periods of fixed disability and episodic worsening.
		In addition, patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy are at an increased risk of spinal cord injury from relatively mild trauma.With decreased anterior-posterior diameter of the cervical spinal canal, the spinal cord has limited room to move.(3) Many traumatic cervical injuries are due to hyperextension, which results in maximal narrowing of the spinal canal.
	www.spineuniverse.com /rtbarticle.php/article3075.html (872 words)

	MedFriendly.com: Myelopathy
		Myelopathy means a disorder of the spinal cord.
		For example, anterior myelopathy is a disorder of the front part of the spinal cord.
		Myelopathy is also a disease of the bone marrow or blood cells that come from bone marrow.
	www.medfriendly.com /myelopathy.html (133 words)

	MatureSpine.com/ Diagnoses / Mechanical / Myelopathy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Myelopathy is a term that means that there is something wrong with the spinal cord itself.
		However, in certain situations where there is extensive arthritis and stenosis in the upper parts of the lumbar spine, or elsewhere in the cervical and thoracic spine, a patient may develop myelopathy as a result of compression of the spinal cord.
		Myelopathy is most commonly caused by spinal stenosis, which is a progressive narrowing of the spinal canal.
	www.maturespine.com /diagnoses/myelopathy.html (383 words)

	CERVICAL STENOSIS & MYELOPATHY
		Spinal cord or nerve function may be affected, causing symptoms of cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy.
		Cervical stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal) and myelopathy can occur at one level or many levels of the spine and MRI is useful for looking at several levels at one time.
		In mild cases of cervical stenosis with or without myelopathy, nonoperative treatment may be suitable.
	www.spine.org /articles/cervicalstenosis.cfm (2066 words)

	Abnormal Transmethylation Is a Factor in AIDS-Associated Myelopathy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		AIDS-associated myelopathy is associated with abnormal cobalamin-dependent transmethylation, which is not attributable to vitamin B12 or folate deficiency, study results show.
		The underlying cause of abnormal methylation in patients with AIDS-associated myelopathy is unclear, Dr. Di Rocco's team notes in their report in the March 12th issue of the journal Neurology.
		They were unable to correlate the severity of myelopathy with the degree of abnormal methylation.
	www.hivandhepatitis.com /recent/ois/032002e.html (344 words)

	Myelopathy - Cervical Myelopathy, Degenerative Myelopathy
		Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is caused by compression of the spinal cord in the upper spine, or cervical stenosis.
		Symptoms of myelopathy include neck pain, problems with balance, numbness in the hands and fingertips, and difficulty with fine movements like buttoning a shirt.
		However, cervical spondylotic myelopathy is the most common cause of spinal cord dysfunction in the elderly.
	www.espineinstitute.com /handler.cfm?event=practice,template&cpid=14001 (160 words)

	Degenerative Myelopathy
		Degenerative myelopathy (progressive rear limb weakness or paralysis) was first described as a specific neurologic disease in 1973.
		A diagnosis of degenerative myelopathy is based on a history of progressive spinal ataxia and weakness that may be waxing or steadily progressive.
		A myelogram (contrast dye study of the spine) must be performed to differentiate degenerative myelopathy from disc disease, tumors, and other progressive neurologic diseases.
	www.petsurgery.com /degenerativemyelopathy.html (720 words)

	Cervical stenosis with myelopathy
		Myelopathy affects the nerve tracts that run inside the spinal cord (long tracts) and deficits in these long tracts can be picked up on physical exam.
		Often, cervical stenosis with myelopathy is associated with some degree of instability, and flexion/extension lateral cervical spine x-rays are useful to rule out abnormal motion and instability.
		Myelopathy is a generally progressive condition that develops slowly.
	www.spine-health.com /topics/cd/overview/cervical/cerv03.html (577 words)

	Hypothesis on the pathogenesis of vacuolar myelopathy, dementia, and peripheral neuropathy in AIDS -- Tan and Guiloff ...
		Hypothesis on the pathogenesis of vacuolar myelopathy, dementia, and peripheral neuropathy in AIDS
		The main pathological insult in vacuolar myelopathy is to myelin; axonal degeneration occurs secondarily in severe cases.
		Cytokine expression of macrophages in HIV-1-associated vacuolar myelopathy.
	jnnp.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/65/1/23 (3303 words)

	Myelopathy - Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
		Treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy by enlargement of the spinal canal anteriorly, followed by arthrodesis.
		Subtotal vertebrectomy and spinal fusion for cervical spondylolytic myelopathy.
		Anterior decompression and stabilization with autogenous fibula strut graft.
	www.wheelessonline.com /ortho/myelopathy (503 words)

	transverse myelopathy - multiple sclerosis encyclopaedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Transverse Myelopathy (TM) is an acute inflammation of the spinal cord.
		The inflammation is generally confined to a specific place or places on the cord although associated dysfunction is usually seen on both sides of the body (bilateral).
		Transverse Myelopathy is associated with both motor and sensory dysfunction in those parts of the limbs and trunk supplied by nerves arising in the spinal cord at or below the point of inflammation.
	www.mult-sclerosis.org /transversemyelopathy.html (97 words)

	Understanding cervical spondylotic myelopathy, by Spine-Health
		Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) refers to impaired function of the spinal cord caused by degenerative changes of the discs and facet joints acquired in adult life.
		This is the most common disorder causing dysfunction of the spinal cord in the United States.
		Though cervical spondylotic myelopathy is painless in more than 50% of patients, pain may be described as a stabbing, burning sensation or a persistent dull ache radiating throughout the arms to the forearms, at times to the fingers, associated with "pins and needles" paresthesias extending into the fingers.
	www.spine-health.com /topics/cd/undermy/undermy01.html (608 words)

	Neurologic - Degenerative Myelopathy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		myelopathy and nothing can be done to regain rear leg strength.
		This is a condition in which the myelin sheath around the nerves degenerates, making it difficult for the nerve transmissions to get from the brain to the muscles.
		She is not too bad walking straight but when she turns or tries to run her legs get "mixed up".
	www.vetinfo.com /ddegnmyo.html (1116 words)

	Thoracic myelopathy due to enlarged ossified ligaments in a Turkish female patient
		Hypertrophy of the facet and enlarged ossified ligaments are rare and poorly understood causes of thoracic myelopathy.
		Spinal canal stenosis secondary to ligament calcifications and subsequent myelopathy is referred as Japanese disease.
		Analysis of the postoperative neurological outcomes in operated patients demonstrated that prognosis in the long run was poor due to the high occurrence of complications within early or later stages of the disease.
	www.med.ege.edu.tr /~norolbil/2004/NBD32004.htm (1617 words)

	Syphilitic myelopathy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		This causes decreased muscle function (myelopathy), including progressive weakness of the legs, arms, and other areas.
		In syphilitic myelopathy, the muscle problems are accompanied by other symptoms characteristic of nervous system damage caused by syphilis.
		Adequate treatment and follow-up of primary syphilis infections reduces the risk of developing syphilitic myelopathy.
	www.umc-cares.org /health_info/ADAM/Articles/000729.asp (514 words)

	Clinical Trial: Treatment of AIDS Vacuolar Myelopathy With Methionine
		Myelopathy is usually a late complication of AIDS, and until recently its symptoms were rarely recognized, masked by the general state of disability or the presence of other neurological complications.
		With prolonged survival and improved quality of life of HIV-infected patients, myelopathy is increasingly becoming a common source of disability.
		The cause of AIDS-myelopathy is unknown, but it is probably an indirect effect of the long-term presence of the HIV virus in the nervous system rather than the result of a direct infection.
	clinicaltrials.gov /ct/show/NCT00032695 (239 words)

	Degenerative Myelopathy of German Shepherds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Degenerative Myelopathy (DM) was first described as a specific degenerative neurologic disease in 1973.
		Many dogs may experience a spinal cord disease (myelopathy) which is chronic and progressive (degenerative); but, unless they are caused by the same immune-related disease which characterizes DM of GSD, the treatments described herein may be ineffectual.
		Degenerative Myelopathy is an autoimmune disease whereby the patient's own immune system attacks their central nervous system.
	neuro.vetmed.ufl.edu /neuro/DM_Web/DMofGS.htm (6301 words)

	Operative Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy -- Rao et al. 88 (7): 1619 -- Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
		1 Illustration depicting the radiographic criteria used in the assessment of cervical stenosis and myelopathy.
		decompression of the spinal cord in patients with myelopathy
		Patients with myelopathy are at risk for worsening of the neurological status
	www.ejbjs.org /cgi/content/short/88/7/1619?rss=1 (8500 words)

	HIV Medicine 2006 \| HIV-associated myelopathy
		HIV-infected patients may develop a myelopathy without the neuropsychological signs and symptoms of HIVE, labelled HIV associated myelopathy (HIVM).
		The histopathological hallmark are vacuoles most prominent in the cervical and thoracic parts of the spinal cord and lipid-laden macrophages, hence the term "vacuolar myelopathy" (Petito 1985).
		A patient may be suspected of having HIVM if he has a spastic-atactic gait, hyperreflexia with positive Babinski sign, disturbance of sphincter control, erectile dysfuntion, and slight signs of sensory dysfunction in a glove and stocking distribution.
	hivmedicine.com /textbook/hivm.htm (550 words)

	Autoimmune Myelopathy - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Myelopathy is any condition of the spinal cord caused by a disease or any condition that affects the functioning of the spinal cord.
		Autoimmune myelopathy refers to myelopathy that has autoimmune origins.
		See full list of 20 related videos for Autoimmune Myelopathy.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /a/autoimmune_myelopathy/intro.htm (272 words)

	Degenerative_myelopathy
		This site is here to provide information on degenerative myelopathy for dog owners and veterinarians interested in the disease and to facilitate an investigation into the cause of the disease.
		Degenerative myelopathy (DM) is a progressive disease of the spinal cord in older dogs.
		The Degenerative Myelopathy Project is a collaboration between investigators in Veterinary Schools at four Universities: Texas A&M, Missouri, Ohio State and North Carolina State funded by the Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club of America and the AKC Canine Health Foundation.
	www.caninegeneticdiseases.net /dm/index.html (1422 words)

	Degenerative Spinal Myelopathy Resources
		Clemmons is instrumental in the area of myelopathy research and related publications.
		DSM support email list is a place where all of us dealing with this dreaded disease are able to tell our stories and what has or has not worked for our dogs.
		The Neurology Service at the University of Florida’s Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital University of Florida presents Degenerative Myelopathy of German Shepherd Dogs, An Integrative Medical Approach to the Treatment and Control of Degenerative Myelopathy In German Shepherd Dogs.
	www.workingdogs.com /doc0159.htm (495 words)

	The role of somatosensory evoked potentials in the diagnosis of AIDS-associated myelopathy -- Tagliati et al. 54 (7): ...
		The role of somatosensory evoked potentials in the diagnosis of AIDS-associated myelopathy -- Tagliati et al.
		The role of somatosensory evoked potentials in the diagnosis of AIDS-associated myelopathy
		the diagnostic yield of SEPs in AIDS-associated myelopathy.
	www.neurology.org /cgi/content/abstract/54/7/1477 (415 words)

	eMedicine - HIV-1 Associated Vacuolar Myelopathy : Article by Uzma Ali, MBBS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The impaired ability to utilize vitamin B-12 as a source of methionine in transmethylation metabolism for myelin maintenance in the spinal cord may be a contributing factor.
		Vacuolar myelopathy is often seen in conjunction with cognitive decline, distal limb pain, and numbness from peripheral neuropathy.
		MRI or CT scan are often noncontributory but may reveal unsuspected coexisting conditions such as extramedullary or intramedullary infections, neoplasms, degenerative disk disease, or degenerative joint disease of the spine.
	www.emedicine.com /NEURO/topic449.htm (1448 words)

	Medical Dictionary: Myelopathy - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Myelopathy (medical condition): Myelopathy is any disease process that effects the spinal cord.
		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.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /medical/myelopathy.htm (195 words)

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