A study on etiological, radiological and clinical profile of patients with non traumatic myelopathies in a tertiary care hospital
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
The main objective of this study aims to identify etiological, radiological and clinical profile of patients presenting with non traumatic myelopathies. 50 patients of no traumatic myelopathy were prospectively studied from November 2014 to November 2015 in different wards of sdm medical college. Patients underwent detailed clinical evaluation followed by laboratory investigations including neuro imaging studies. In results the among 50 patients of non traumatic myelopathy age group ranged from 14-70 yrs with mean age of 43 yrs. 18 patients presented with quadriparesis and 36 patients presented with paraperesis. Tumours constituted most common etiology for compressive myelopathy (20%) followed by tuberculosis spine (18%). Acute transverse myelitis constituted common cause for non compressive myelopathy (16%). Keywords: traumatic myelopathy, tuberculosis spine, transverse myelitis
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Hemamalini G, Dr. Mohan D kashinkunti
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