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Review 12: Acute Spinal Cord Compression

About this Review

This review article provides an overview of the pathophysiology, epidemiology, presentation, diagnosis, and management of acute spinal cord compression. Etiologies of acute cord compression discussed include traumatic injuries, neoplasms, spinal epidural abscesses, and spinal epidural hematomas.

1. Article Citation
2. Synopsis
3. Quick Quiz
4. Discussion
   1. Overview and General Features of Acute Spinal Cord Compression
   2. Traumatic Spinal Cord Compression
   3. Neoplastic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression
   4. Spinal Epidural Abscess
5. Critique
6. Editor’s Note
7. Additional Reading
8. Key Points
9. Quick Quiz Answers
10. Original Article