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Sub-Category:

Traumatic and Non-Traumatic Conditions

Number of Conditions: 1

Spinal Cord Compression or Injury

Specialty: Emergency and Urgent Care

Category: Neurological Emergencies

Sub-category: Traumatic and Non-Traumatic Conditions

Symptoms:
sudden or gradual weakness; loss of sensation; bowel or bladder dysfunction; back pain radiating to limbs; paralysis in severe cases

Root Cause:
Pressure on the spinal cord from trauma, tumor, infection, or degenerative changes.

How it's Diagnosed: videos
MRI (preferred imaging), CT scan, neurological examination, X-ray (if trauma suspected).

Treatment:
Immediate stabilization, surgical decompression, corticosteroids (for inflammation), physical rehabilitation.

Medications:
Methylprednisolone (for acute trauma in selected cases), analgesics for pain, antibiotics (if infection is suspected).

Prevalence: How common the health condition is within a specific population.
Traumatic cases affect 40–80 per million annually worldwide; non-traumatic cases vary by etiology.

Risk Factors: Factors or behaviors that increase the likelihood of developing the condition.
Trauma (falls, accidents), tumors, osteoporosis, infection, degenerative spine diseases.

Prognosis: The expected outcome or course of the condition over time.
Dependent on the cause and timing of treatment; early intervention improves functional outcomes.

Complications: Additional problems or conditions that may arise as a result of the original condition.
Permanent paralysis, chronic pain, infections (e.g., pneumonia), deep vein thrombosis, pressure ulcers.