"Spinal Cord Compression" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D013117
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.854.761 C26.819.678
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| Concept/Terms |
Spinal Cord Compression- Spinal Cord Compression
- Compression, Spinal Cord
- Compressions, Spinal Cord
- Spinal Cord Compressions
- Myelopathy, Compressive
- Compressive Myelopathy
- Spinal Cord Compression, Extramedullary
- Extramedullary Spinal Cord Compression
Conus Medullaris Syndrome- Conus Medullaris Syndrome
- Conus Medullaris Syndromes
- Syndrome, Conus Medullaris
- Syndromes, Conus Medullaris
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Spinal Cord Compression" by people in Profiles.
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Outcomes of patients with intermediate-risk neuroblastoma presenting with motor deficits relating to intraspinal tumor extension: A report from the Children's Oncology Group study ANBL0531. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2025 Jan; 72(1):e31407.
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Spinal cord compression: An unusual sequela of sickle cell disease. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Nov; 69(11):e29709.
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Spinal cord compression revealing metastatic cancer. Am J Med Sci. 2022 06; 363(6):e56-e57.
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An Unusual Cause of a Pathological Vertebral Fracture: Solitary Plasmacytoma. Am J Med Sci. 2020 08; 360(2):206-207.
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Oncologic emergencies in the emergency medicine residency curriculum: A national survey. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 11; 38(11):2477-2481.
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Phase 1 Study of Spinal Cord Constraint Relaxation With Single Session Spine Stereotactic Radiosurgery in the Primary Management of Patients With Inoperable, Previously Unirradiated Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2018 12 01; 102(5):1481-1488.
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Interobserver Reliability of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Predictors of Outcome in Cervical Spine Degenerative Conditions. World Neurosurg. 2018 Sep; 117:e215-e220.
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Acute Spinal Cord Compression. N Engl J Med. 2017 04 06; 376(14):1358-1369.
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Image guidance based on MRI for spinal interstitial laser thermotherapy: technical aspects and accuracy. J Neurosurg Spine. 2017 May; 26(5):605-612.
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Consensus guidelines for postoperative stereotactic body radiation therapy for spinal metastases: results of an international survey. J Neurosurg Spine. 2017 Mar; 26(3):299-306.