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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Myelitis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Mielitis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Mielite
Synonyms
English
:
Myelopathy, Inflammatory
Spinal Cord Inflammation
Tree Number:
C02.182.600
C10.228.228.210.575
C10.228.228.618
C10.228.854.525
Definition
English
:
Inflammation
of the
spinal cord
. Relatively common etiologies include infections;
AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES
;
SPINAL CORD
; and
ischemia
(see also
SPINAL CORD VASCULAR DISEASES
). Clinical features generally include weakness, sensory loss, localized pain, incontinence, and other signs of autonomic dysfunction.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse with inflamm of the
bone marrow
( =
OSTEOMYELITIS
); SMON (subacute-myelo-optico-neuropathy) is indexed here +
OPTIC NEURITIS
+
SYNDROME
; coord IM with specific cause (IM) if pertinent
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
9379
Unique Identifier:
D009187
Occurrence in VHL
:
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