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Classroom classification

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Spinal cord compression in elderly

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Common symptoms

上行性皮肤麻木、机械性压迫、腱反射异常、肛门括约肌松弛、轻瘫、脊髓压迫

The pathology of disease

Spinal cord compression in elderly is malignant myelopathy; older adults; known cancer; back pain; weakness; bowel/bladder; urgent MRI; steroids; radiation/surgery; oncology/neurosurgery.

Symptoms

Back pain; weakness; known cancer; older adult; urgent MRI

Causes

Metastasis; compression; elderly.

Treatment

Steroids; radiation/surgery; oncology/neurosurgery; urgent

Dept

Oncology / neurosurgery / radiation oncology.

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