subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord

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• subacute combined degeneration of the cord — the neurological disorder complicating a deficiency of vitamin B12 and pernicious anaemia. There is selective damage to the motor and sensory nerve fibres in the spinal cord, resulting in spasticity of the limbs and a sensory ataxia. It may also… …   Medical dictionary

• subacute combined degeneration of the cord — the neurological disorder complicating a deficiency of vitamin B 12 and pernicious anaemia, which causes malabsorption of the vitamin B12 by the production of intrinsic factor antibodies. There is selective damage to the motor and sensory nerve… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Subacute combined degeneration of spinal cord — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 12591 ICD10 = ICD10|G|32|0|g|30, ICD10|E|53|8|e|50 ICD9 = ICD9|336.2, ICD9|266.2 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 000723 eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D052879 Subacute combined… …   Wikipedia

• subacute combined degeneration of spinal cord — neurodegeneration involving both the posterior and lateral columns of the spinal cord, caused by vitamin B12 deficiency; a progressive disease, most often affecting persons over forty years of age, it is usually associated with pernicious anemia …   Medical dictionary

• degeneration — 1. Deterioration; passing from a higher to a lower level or type. 2. A worsening of mental, physical, or moral qualities. 3. A retrogressive pathologic change in cells or tissues, in consequence of which their functions are often impaired or… …   Medical dictionary

• syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …   Medical dictionary

• Lichtheim disease — subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord; see under degeneration …   Medical dictionary

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• myelitis — 1. Inflammation of the spinal cord. 2. Inflammation of the bone marrow. [myel + G. itis, inflammation] acute necrotizing m. a spinal cord disorder, probably a demyelinating …   Medical dictionary

• sclerosis — 1. SYN: induration (2). 2. In neuropathy, induration of nervous and other structures by a hyperplasia of the interstitial fibrous or glial connective tissue. [G. sklerosis, hardness] Alzheimer s …   Medical dictionary

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