Myelopathy

Japanese: myelopathy
Myelopathy

…Myelitis is an inflammatory disease of the spinal cord, but it is not limited to inflammation. Similar symptoms caused by vascular disorders, compression, allergies, poisoning, etc. are also often called myelitis (strictly speaking, conditions other than inflammation should not be called myelitis, but should be called myelopathy or myelopathy). Acute cases often become acute transverse myelitis, which develops acutely and presents with paralysis of both legs, sensory disturbance of the lower body, and bladder and rectal disorders within a few hours to 2-3 days. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "myelopathy" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…脊髄の炎症性疾患が脊髄炎であるが,必ずしも炎症に限らず,血管障害,圧迫,アレルギー,中毒などによる同様症状のものも脊髄炎と呼ばれることが多い(厳密には炎症以外によるものは脊髄炎というべきではなく,脊髄症,ミエロパシーmyelopathyと呼ばれるべきである)。 急性のものは急性横断性脊髄炎となることが多く,急性に発症,数時間から2~3日で両下肢麻痺,下半身の知覚障害および膀胱・直腸障害を呈する。…

※「myelopathy」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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