Central Cord Syndrome: A Reconsideration from Clinical Phenotype to Mechanism-Based Classification.

Abstract excerpt

Central cord syndrome (CCS) is the most common incomplete traumatic spinal cord injury; however, it remains poorly defined, with no consensus diagnostic criteria, an ambiguous and variable clinical presentation, and significant overlap with other incomplete spinal cord injuries. The available evidence indicates that CCS is best understood, not as a discrete anatomic lesion, but as a clinical phenotype arising...

Topics

• Humans
• Central Cord Syndrome
• Phenotype
• Decompression, Surgical