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Spinal cord disease
Spinal cord disease is a condition where the nerves of the spinal cord are injured or infected. This affects their function and causes neurological and other symptoms.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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What specialists deal with spinal cord disease?
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What is spinal cord disease, other than an injury or trauma?
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What is the name of that spinal cord disease als?
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What exercises are useful for spinal cord rheumatoid disease, which affects the palatal organs in addition to the spine.
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What is meant by "guarded prognosis" if spinal disease?
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What is the definition or description of: Spinal disease?
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What specialist can give me diagnosis on a possible spinal disease?
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Hi doctors, can you tell me what is meant by "guarded prognosis" relating to spinal disease?
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Explain to me why Paget disease could cause abnormal pressure on a spinal nerve?
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Please explain why is spinal bulbar muscular atrophy nicknamed kennedy's disease?
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Is spinal decompression therapy a definite cure for degenerating disc disease or is it just a pain treatment?
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I have had a two-level spinal fusion (l5-s1). What is the best way to avoid (or prolong) adjacent disc disease?
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A 53-year old female asked:
I have several herniated discs spinal stenios also faucet disease I have had 12 spinal injections and severe chronic back pain for years is meds onl?
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Who knows most about a spinal disease?
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Found out l have degenerative spinal disease is exercise good?
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Without any born diseases or a spinal accident, how can someone become a paraplegic?
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What kind of diseases and other things does a spinal tap look for and help rule out?
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Is flying with spinal stenosis or degenerative disc disease considered safe?
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Is there any alternative to surgery for spinal bifida? I have heard this disease is mostly found/prone to newborn child?
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I had spinal fusion surgery in Oct. of 2016. Symptoms have returned 5 months out. Recent MRI states probable uncovertebral degenerative disease?
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There's these little white worm like bugs that come out of my anus and my urine I have a spinal disease and it feels like there knowing that my spinal cord could they damage my spinal cord I asked a question before and I was told fly larvae?
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What would you recommend for a 22 year old female with Degenerative Disc Disease? I presented at 17 with it following a spinal injury.
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I had spinal tap to check for prion diseases. During procedure blood or fluid came out, If I touched area after, could that travel to family i touched?
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Do all prion diseases predominately affect the brain or also the spinal cord and nerves?
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I have a very rare spinal disease called adhesive arachnoiditis . I am wondering if there is any treatment?
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I have spinal stenosis, joint facet disease, and degenerated disc disease. Can I get SSD or SSI for my condition?
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