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Spinal Cord Diseases Summary

Description: 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.

Also Known As: Myelopathy; Spinal Cord Disease; Spinal Cord Disorders; Myelopathies; Spinal Cord Disorder

Networked: 2168 relevant articles (146 outcomes, 185 trials/studies) for this Disease

Key Drugs and Agents for Spinal Cord Diseases

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. Adrenal Cortex Hormones (Corticosteroids) : 3 outcomes 1 study in 14 results : IBA
  2. Interferon-alpha (Interferon Alfa) : 3 outcomes 1 study in 8 results : FDA 2
  3. Prednisolone (Predate) : 3 outcomes 1 study in 5 results : FDA 55 Generic
  4. Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor (G-CSF) : 2 outcomes 2 studies in 4 results : IBA
  5. Vitamin B 12 (Cyanocobalamin) : 2 outcomes 1 study in 37 results : FDA 47 Generic
  6. Titanium : 2 outcomes 1 study in 19 results : IBA
  7. Folic Acid (Vitamin M) : 2 outcomes 1 study in 15 results : FDA 50 Generic
  8. Durapatite (Hydroxylapatite) : 2 outcomes 1 study in 11 results : IBA
  9. Baclofen : 2 outcomes in 7 results : FDA 31 Generic
  10. Methylprednisolone : 1 outcome 3 studies in 8 results : FDA 18 Generic
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Diseases Related to Spinal Cord Diseases

  1. Radiculopathy (Radiculopathy, Cervical)
  2. Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (Tropical Spastic Paraplegia)
  3. Pain (Aches)
  4. Spondylosis
  5. Kyphosis
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Key Therapies for Spinal Cord Diseases

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  1. Decompression : 35 outcomes 36 studies in 374 results
  2. Laminectomy : 19 outcomes 15 studies in 198 results
  3. Arthroplasty : 11 outcomes 9 studies in 36 results
  4. Diskectomy (Discectomy) : 10 outcomes 20 studies in 137 results
  5. Surgical Decompression : 6 outcomes 8 studies in 58 results
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