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Spinal cord lesion

MedGen UID:
488805
•Concept ID:
C0241224
•
Finding
Synonym: Spinal cord lesions
SNOMED CT: Lesion of spinal cord (1236751004)
 
HPO: HP:0100561

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Differential diagnosis in acute inflammatory myelitis.
Marrodan M, Hernandez MA, Köhler AA, Correale J
Mult Scler Relat Disord 2020 Nov;46:102481. Epub 2020 Sep 2 doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2020.102481. PMID: 32905999
The Botulinum Treatment of Neurogenic Detrusor Overactivity: The Double-Face of the Neurotoxin.
Traini C, Vannucchi MG
Toxins (Basel) 2019 Oct 24;11(11) doi: 10.3390/toxins11110614. PMID: 31652991Free PMC Article
Evidence-based guidelines on the therapeutic use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).
Lefaucheur JP, Antal A, Ayache SS, Benninger DH, Brunelin J, Cogiamanian F, Cotelli M, De Ridder D, Ferrucci R, Langguth B, Marangolo P, Mylius V, Nitsche MA, Padberg F, Palm U, Poulet E, Priori A, Rossi S, Schecklmann M, Vanneste S, Ziemann U, Garcia-Larrea L, Paulus W
Clin Neurophysiol 2017 Jan;128(1):56-92. Epub 2016 Oct 29 doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2016.10.087. PMID: 27866120

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Prognostic value of spinal cord lesion measures in early relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.
Lauerer M, McGinnis J, Bussas M, El Husseini M, Pongratz V, Engl C, Wuschek A, Berthele A, Riederer I, Kirschke JS, Zimmer C, Hemmer B, Mühlau M
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2023 Dec 14;95(1):37-43. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2023-331799. PMID: 37495267Free PMC Article
Biopsying a spinal cord lesion: A diagnostic dilemma. Case report and review of literature.
Dormegny L, Chibbaro S, Ganau M, Santin M, Kremer L, Proust F
Neurochirurgie 2018 Dec;64(6):425-430. Epub 2018 Sep 19 doi: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2018.07.002. PMID: 30243464
Natural history of spinal cavernous malformations.
Otten M, Mccormick P
Handb Clin Neurol 2017;143:233-239. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-63640-9.00022-9. PMID: 28552145
Evidence-based guidelines on the therapeutic use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).
Lefaucheur JP, Antal A, Ayache SS, Benninger DH, Brunelin J, Cogiamanian F, Cotelli M, De Ridder D, Ferrucci R, Langguth B, Marangolo P, Mylius V, Nitsche MA, Padberg F, Palm U, Poulet E, Priori A, Rossi S, Schecklmann M, Vanneste S, Ziemann U, Garcia-Larrea L, Paulus W
Clin Neurophysiol 2017 Jan;128(1):56-92. Epub 2016 Oct 29 doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2016.10.087. PMID: 27866120
MRI and MRA of spinal cord arteriovenous shunts.
Condette-Auliac S, Boulin A, Roccatagliata L, Coskun O, Guieu S, Guedin P, Rodesch G
J Magn Reson Imaging 2014 Dec;40(6):1253-66. Epub 2014 Mar 3 doi: 10.1002/jmri.24591. PMID: 24591106

Diagnosis

MRI to differentiate multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody disease.
Carnero Contentti E, Okuda DT, Rojas JI, Chien C, Paul F, Alonso R
J Neuroimaging 2023 Sep-Oct;33(5):688-702. Epub 2023 Jun 15 doi: 10.1111/jon.13137. PMID: 37322542
Spinal Cord Anatomy and Localization.
Hardy TA
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2021 Feb 1;27(1):12-29. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000899. PMID: 33522735
A sore throat.
Debelmas A, Lanciaux S, Bontemps P, Khonsari RH
J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg 2020 Sep;121(4):454-456. Epub 2019 Aug 30 doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2019.08.010. PMID: 31476541
Longitudinal extensive transverse myelitis--it's not all neuromyelitis optica.
Trebst C, Raab P, Voss EV, Rommer P, Abu-Mugheisib M, Zettl UK, Stangel M
Nat Rev Neurol 2011 Nov 1;7(12):688-98. doi: 10.1038/nrneurol.2011.176. PMID: 22045269
Autonomic function after spinal cord lesion: animal guidelines and international standards.
Wyndaele JJ
Spinal Cord 2009 Jan;47(1):1. doi: 10.1038/sc.2008.167. PMID: 19129792

Therapy

The Botulinum Treatment of Neurogenic Detrusor Overactivity: The Double-Face of the Neurotoxin.
Traini C, Vannucchi MG
Toxins (Basel) 2019 Oct 24;11(11) doi: 10.3390/toxins11110614. PMID: 31652991Free PMC Article
Evidence-based guidelines on the therapeutic use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).
Lefaucheur JP, Antal A, Ayache SS, Benninger DH, Brunelin J, Cogiamanian F, Cotelli M, De Ridder D, Ferrucci R, Langguth B, Marangolo P, Mylius V, Nitsche MA, Padberg F, Palm U, Poulet E, Priori A, Rossi S, Schecklmann M, Vanneste S, Ziemann U, Garcia-Larrea L, Paulus W
Clin Neurophysiol 2017 Jan;128(1):56-92. Epub 2016 Oct 29 doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2016.10.087. PMID: 27866120
Spinal cord neurosarcoidosis.
Sohn M, Culver DA, Judson MA, Scott TF, Tavee J, Nozaki K
Am J Med Sci 2014 Mar;347(3):195-8. doi: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3182808781. PMID: 23364469
Gene therapy, neurotrophic factors and spinal cord regeneration.
Blesch A, Fischer I, Tuszynski MH
Handb Clin Neurol 2012;109:563-74. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52137-8.00035-8. PMID: 23098737
Exercise! Facts related to exercise in individuals with spinal cord lesion.
Wyndaele JJ
Spinal Cord 2010 May;48(5):355. doi: 10.1038/sc.2010.44. PMID: 20445574

Prognosis

Prognostic value of spinal cord lesion measures in early relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.
Lauerer M, McGinnis J, Bussas M, El Husseini M, Pongratz V, Engl C, Wuschek A, Berthele A, Riederer I, Kirschke JS, Zimmer C, Hemmer B, Mühlau M
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2023 Dec 14;95(1):37-43. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2023-331799. PMID: 37495267Free PMC Article
MRI to differentiate multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody disease.
Carnero Contentti E, Okuda DT, Rojas JI, Chien C, Paul F, Alonso R
J Neuroimaging 2023 Sep-Oct;33(5):688-702. Epub 2023 Jun 15 doi: 10.1111/jon.13137. PMID: 37322542
Spinal Tractography as a Potential Prognostic Tool in Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review.
Costanzo R, Brunasso L, Paolini F, Benigno UE, Porzio M, Giammalva GR, Gerardi RM, Umana GE, di Bonaventura R, Sturiale CL, Visocchi M, Iacopino DG, Maugeri R
World Neurosurg 2022 Aug;164:25-32. Epub 2022 Apr 29 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.04.103. PMID: 35500874
Natural history of spinal cavernous malformations.
Otten M, Mccormick P
Handb Clin Neurol 2017;143:233-239. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-63640-9.00022-9. PMID: 28552145
Neuromyelitis optica.
Wingerchuk DM
Int MS J 2006 May;13(2):42-50. PMID: 16635421

Clinical prediction guides

MRI to differentiate multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody disease.
Carnero Contentti E, Okuda DT, Rojas JI, Chien C, Paul F, Alonso R
J Neuroimaging 2023 Sep-Oct;33(5):688-702. Epub 2023 Jun 15 doi: 10.1111/jon.13137. PMID: 37322542
Spinal Tractography as a Potential Prognostic Tool in Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review.
Costanzo R, Brunasso L, Paolini F, Benigno UE, Porzio M, Giammalva GR, Gerardi RM, Umana GE, di Bonaventura R, Sturiale CL, Visocchi M, Iacopino DG, Maugeri R
World Neurosurg 2022 Aug;164:25-32. Epub 2022 Apr 29 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.04.103. PMID: 35500874
Relationship between presence of spinal cord lesion and restless legs syndrome in multiple sclerosis.
Baba C, Ozdogar AT, Ozcelik S, Kaya E, Ozakbas S
Somatosens Mot Res 2022 Jun-Dec;39(2-4):116-120. Epub 2022 Jan 18 doi: 10.1080/08990220.2022.2027360. PMID: 35042439
Spinal cord neurosarcoidosis.
Sohn M, Culver DA, Judson MA, Scott TF, Tavee J, Nozaki K
Am J Med Sci 2014 Mar;347(3):195-8. doi: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3182808781. PMID: 23364469
A new age for rehabilitation.
Edgerton VR, Roy RR
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med 2012 Mar;48(1):99-109. Epub 2012 Mar 12 PMID: 22407010

Recent systematic reviews

Spinal Tractography as a Potential Prognostic Tool in Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review.
Costanzo R, Brunasso L, Paolini F, Benigno UE, Porzio M, Giammalva GR, Gerardi RM, Umana GE, di Bonaventura R, Sturiale CL, Visocchi M, Iacopino DG, Maugeri R
World Neurosurg 2022 Aug;164:25-32. Epub 2022 Apr 29 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.04.103. PMID: 35500874
Unusual neurologic manifestations of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease: a systematic literature review.
Toudou-Daouda M, Ibrahim-Mamadou AK
BMC Neurol 2022 Feb 4;22(1):44. doi: 10.1186/s12883-022-02569-6. PMID: 35120474Free PMC Article
Cold pressor test in spinal cord injury-revisited.
Hubli M, Bolt D, Krassioukov AV
Spinal Cord 2018 Jun;56(6):528-537. Epub 2017 Dec 20 doi: 10.1038/s41393-017-0037-z. PMID: 29259348
Nature of the Non-traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Literature: A Systematic Review.
Clark JM, Marshall R
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil 2017 Fall;23(4):353-367. doi: 10.1310/sci2304-353. PMID: 29339911Free PMC Article
Surgical outcomes and natural history of intramedullary spinal cord cavernous malformations: a single-center series and meta-analysis of individual patient data: Clinic article.
Badhiwala JH, Farrokhyar F, Alhazzani W, Yarascavitch B, Aref M, Algird A, Murty N, Kachur E, Cenic A, Reddy K, Almenawer SA
J Neurosurg Spine 2014 Oct;21(4):662-76. Epub 2014 Jul 25 doi: 10.3171/2014.6.SPINE13949. PMID: 25062285

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