columns of the spinal cord

  • 1Spinal cord stimulator — A spinal cord stimulator is a device used to exert pulsed electrical signals to the spinal cord to control chronic pain. Spinal cord stimulation (SCS), in the simplest form, consists of stimulating electrodes, implanted in the epidural space, an… …

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  • 2Spinal cord — Latin medulla spinalis The spinal cord nested in the vertebral column …

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  • 3Spinal cord — The major column of nerve tissue that is connected to the brain, lies within the vertebral canal, and from which the spinal nerves emerge. The spinal cord and the brain constitute the central nervous system (CNS). The spinal cord consists of… …

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  • 4gray commissure of spinal cord — the transverse band of gray substance surrounding the central canal of the spinal cord external to the central gelatinous substance; it connects the intermediate, anterior, and posterior columns …

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  • 5Subacute 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… …

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  • 6subacute 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 …

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  • 7Cord — Short and informal reference to the spinal cord, the major column of nerve tissue that is connected to the brain, lies within the vertebral canal, and from which the spinal nerves emerge. The spinal cord and the brain constitute the central… …

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  • 8Anterior cord syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME | Caption = Anterior cord syndrome is central diagram | Width = 100px | ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|806.02, ICD9|806.07, ICD9|806.12, ICD9|806.17, ICD9|806.22, ICD9|806.27, ICD9|806.32, ICD9|806.37 ICDO = OMIM =… …

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  • 9Anatomy of the cerebellum — This article gives a detailed description of the anatomy of the cerebellum. The structure of the cerebellum can be viewed at three levels. At the level of large scale anatomy, the cerebellum consists of a tightly folded and crumpled layer of… …

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  • 10herediatry spinal ataxia — noun sclerosis of the posterior and lateral columns of the spinal cord; characterized by muscular weakness and abnormal gait; occurs in children • Syn: ↑Friedreich s ataxia • Hypernyms: ↑ataxia, ↑ataxy, ↑dyssynergia, ↑motor ataxia …

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