Diseases of the Spinal Cord

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-8
Anatomy as a Key to Function of the Spinal Cord....Pages 9-14
Spinal Modulation of Noxious Stimuli....Pages 15-29
Spasticity....Pages 31-33
Hazards of Lumbar Puncture....Pages 35-40
Neuropathology....Pages 41-78
Embryonic Development of the Spinal Cord and Associated Disorders....Pages 79-93
Imaging of the Spine and Spinal Cord....Pages 95-121
Neurophysiological Investigation of the Spinal Cord....Pages 123-140
Radiculopathy due to Diseases other than Disc Disease....Pages 141-155
Disc and Degenerative Disease: Stenosis, Spondylosis and Subluxation....Pages 157-179
Craniocervical Anomalies and Non-traumatic Syringomyelia....Pages 181-200
Cervical Myelopathy due to Rheumatoid Arthritis....Pages 201-208
Meningitic Disorders and Myelopathies....Pages 209-233
Anterior Horn Cell Diseases....Pages 235-253
Three Tropical Spinal Cord Syndromes....Pages 255-267
The Conus Medullaris and Sphincter Control....Pages 269-280
Spinal Vascular Disease....Pages 281-299
Decompression Illnesses and the Spinal Cord....Pages 301-318
Hereditary and Nutritional Disorders of the Spinal Cord....Pages 319-334
Vertebral Body Collapse....Pages 335-343
Spinal Epidural Abscess....Pages 345-349
Spinal Cord Compression and Spinal Cord Tumours....Pages 351-408
Trauma and Paraplegia....Pages 409-427
Rehabilitation, Walking Aids, Functional Electrical Stimulation and Overcoming Spasticity....Pages 429-443
Back Matter....Pages 445-453