descending myelopathy


myelopathy

 [mi″ĕ-lop´ah-the] 1. any functional disturbance or pathological change in the spinal cord; often used to denote nonspecific lesions, as opposed to myelitis.2. pathological bone marrow changes. adj., adj myelopath´ic.ascending myelopathy myelopathy that progresses along the spinal cord towards the head.cervical myelopathy myelopathy" >compression myelopathy of the cervical spinal cord, a common complication of arthritis" >rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.compression myelopathy myelopathy due to pressure on the spinal cord, as from a tumor.cystic myelopathy syringomyelia.descending myelopathy myelopathy that progresses along the spinal cord towards the hips.spondylotic cervical myelopathy myelopathy secondary to encroachment of cervical spondylosis upon a congenitally small cervical spinal canal.

descending myelopathy

Myelopathy that descends along the spinal cord toward the feet.See also: myelopathy