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.
Also Known As:
Extramedullary Spinal Cord Compression; Spinal Cord Compression, Extramedullary; Compression, Spinal Cord; Compressions, Spinal Cord; Compressive Myelopathy; Conus Medullaris Syndromes; Spinal Cord Compressions; Syndrome, Conus Medullaris; Syndromes, Conus Medullaris; Conus Medullaris Syndrome; Myelopathy, Compressive