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Diagnosis and Symptomatology

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Question:

What common symptoms might a patient with spinal cord compression complain of?

Author: Alexandra Jessie Wilson



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- Pain (localized over said area of spine. Aggrivated by coughing/sneezing) - Sensory (parasthysia/prickling or burning sensation, numbness, stiffness, cold feel. This often radiates from trunk)." - Motor (Stiffness in muscles and joints, especially when in the legs, weakness, "heavy" feeling) - Occassionally urinairy retention or frequent, sudden urgency, and/or hesitency to urinate.


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