For cases of occult tethered cord syndrome, all other sources of symptoms should be excluded, including consultation notes from appropriate specialists (e.g., a urologist for urologic complaints, a neurologist for neurologic complaints); or Other mass lesions confirmed by imaging studies (e.g., ...
Rehabilitation Diagnosis of spinal cord injury, and then review those initially seen at the acute care hospital and use the associated ICD codes for these patients. However, the concern was that patients who may have died, not transferred to our IRF, or went home may have been missed. Therefo...
A retrospective cohort analysis using the NCDB was queried for patients diagnosed with and surgically treated for spinal cord intramedullary spinal cord tumors (IMSCTs): astrocytomas, ependymomas, and hemangioblastomas from January 1, 2004, through December 31, 2017. We used the ICD-O-3 ...
A. Cerebral spinal fluid analysis. B. Angiography. C. Electroencephalogram. D. MRI. Meninges: The three layers of protective membranes around the brain and spinal cord are known as meninges. The innermost layer is called the pia mate...
Spinal cord injuriesTetraplegiaAutonomic impairment may lead to increased prevalence of heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP) abnormalities in veterans with spinal cord injury (SCI). In addition, comorbid medical conditions and prescription medication use may influence these abnormalities, including ...
One of the most relevant demographic indicators is BMI (body mass index). High BMI values are known to be risk factors for many diseases and are directly correlated with the complication rate after spinal surgery, even if in the literature, BMI’s role is still debated in the prediction of...