Neurol. praxi. 2017;18(6):368-372 | DOI: 10.36290/neu.2017.046

Differential diagnostics of spinal cord disorders

doc. MUDr. Edvard Ehler, CSc.¹, prof. MUDr. Ivana Štětkářová, CSc.²

¹ Neurologická klinika FZS Univerzity Pardubice a Pardubická krajská nemocnice, Pardubice

² Neurologická klinika 3. LF UK Praha, FN Královské Vinohrady, Praha

Signs and symptoms of spinal cord disorders, spinal syndromes according to the longitudinal a transversde levelsare sufficiently known. But to establish a quick and purposeful process with a quite broad differential diagnosticsand to determine the way to a correct diagnosis, this may be a considerable problém. Nowadays, in the diagnosticsof spinal cord disorders the leading role belongs to MRI, followed by electrophysiology, liquorology, dynamics of thedisorder. The particular disorders are possible to divide accor according to longitudinal localization (from cervicocranialjunction to caud equina) or to localize on the cross-sectio(funicular or horn lesions). The authors presentedtwo typical spinal cord diagnosis, which come often into differencial diagnosis – transverse myelitis and cervicalspondylogennic myelopathy.

Keywords: spinal cord, longitudinal localization, spinal syndromes, magnetic resonance, transverse myelitis, cervical spondyogennic
myelopathy

Received: October 25, 2017; Accepted: November 1, 2017; Published: December 1, 2017  Show citation