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Nervous System Diseases > Trauma, Nervous System > Spinal Cord Injuries > Central Cord Syndrome
Wounds and Injuries > Trauma, Nervous System > Spinal Cord Injuries > Central Cord Syndrome
Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Spinal Cord Diseases > Spinal Cord Injuries > Central Cord Syndrome

Preferred term

Central Cord Syndrome  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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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Entry terms

  • Central Cord Injury Syndrome
  • Central Spinal Cord Syndrome

Allowable Qualifier(s)

In other languages

  • Syndrome central de la moelle

    French

  • Syndrome central de la moelle épinière
  • Syndrome centro-médullaire
  • Syndrome centromédullaire
  • Syndrome syringomyélique

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-VBDVL5F3-1

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