Table 3 Cross-sectional patterns of spinal cord involvement in various causes of non-compressive myelopathy
Pattern of involvement | Disease entity | Images |
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Central cord | NMOSD, ADEM, Systemic inflammatory disease (SLE and Sjogren’s syndrome), Idiopathic transverse myelitis, Infectious (viral, bacterial, fungal), Radiation |
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Peripheral, wedge-shaped, or oval | Multiple sclerosis |
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Central gray matter | Infarction, d AVF, AVM, compressive myelopathy |
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Dorsal column | Vitamin B12 and copper deficiency, Zinc and Nitrous oxide toxicity, Autoimmune |
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Anterior horn | Infarction (watershed), Infections (polio, enterovirus), Post-vaccination |
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