2013PubMedOpen access

Clinical images - a quarterly column: subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord.

Richard B. Marshall, James Milburn

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Subacute combined degeneration (SCD) of the spinal cord is a treatable and potentially reversible myelopathy that primarily affects the dorsal and lateral columns. Its causes directly and indirectly involve vitamin B12 deficiency, and symptoms range from mild paresthesias to paraplegia and incontinence.

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Subacute combined degeneration (SCD) of the spinal cord is a treatable and potentially reversible myelopathy that primarily affects the dorsal and lateral columns. Its causes directly and indirectly involve vitamin B12 deficiency, and symptoms range from mild paresthesias to paraplegia and incontinence.

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Subacute combined degeneration (SCD) of the spinal cord is a treatable and potentially reversible myelopathy that primarily affects the dorsal and lateral columns. Its causes directly and indirectly involve vitamin B12 deficiency, and symptoms range from mild paresthesias to paraplegia and incontinence.

Key concepts: Subacute Combined Degeneration, Medicine, Posterior column, Spinal cord, Paraplegia, Myelopathy, Degeneration (medical), Spinal Cord Diseases

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