RT Book, Section
A1 Hauser, Stephen L.
A2 Jameson, J. Larry
A2 Fauci, Anthony S.
A2 Kasper, Dennis L.
A2 Hauser, Stephen L.
A2 Longo, Dan L.
A2 Loscalzo, Joseph
SR Print(0)
ID 1171865111
T1 Diseases of the Spinal Cord
T2 Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644016
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1171865111
RD 2024/04/19
AB Diseases  of  the  spinal  cord  are  frequently  devastating.  They  produce  quadriplegia,  paraplegia,  and  sensory  deficits  far  beyond  the  damage  they  would  inflict  elsewhere  in  the  nervous  system  because  the  spinal  cord  contains,  in  a  small  cross-sectional  area,  almost  the  entire  motor  output  and  sensory  input  of  the  trunk  and  limbs.  Many  spinal  cord  diseases  are  reversible  if  recognized  and  treated  at  an  early  stage  (Table  434-1);  thus,  they  are  among  the  most  critical  of  neurologic  emergencies.  The  efficient  use  of  diagnostic  procedures,  guided  by  knowledge  of  the  anatomy  and  the  clinical  features  of  spinal  cord  diseases,  is  required  to  maximize  the  likelihood  of  a  successful  outcome.