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Pediatric spinal infection and inflammation

Andrea Rossi1

  • 1Department of Pediatric Neuroradiology, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Via G. Gaslini 5, Genova I-16147, Italy.

Neuroimaging Clinics of North America
|May 9, 2015
PubMed

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Pediatric spinal cord disorders are typically inflammatory or infectious, affecting the cord, nerve roots, or vertebrae. Inflammatory conditions like acute transverse myelopathy are more frequent than infections in children.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric neurology
  • Spinal cord disorders
  • Inflammatory and infectious diseases

Background:

  • Spinal disorders in children are less common than in adults.
  • Categorization is based on anatomical location: spinal cord, nerve roots/meninges, or vertebrae/discs/epidural space.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To categorize pediatric spinal cord disorders.
  • To differentiate between inflammatory and infectious etiologies.

Main Methods:

  • Classification of spinal disorders by affected anatomical region.
  • Grouping of spinal cord disorders into inflammatory and infectious categories.

Main Results:

  • Pediatric spinal disorders involve the spinal cord, nerve roots/meninges, or vertebrae/discs/epidural space.
  • Spinal cord disorders are classified as inflammatory (e.g., acute transverse myelopathy) or infectious (bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic).
  • Inflammatory spinal cord diseases occur more frequently than infections in children.

Conclusions:

  • Inflammatory and infectious disorders represent the primary categories of pediatric spinal cord disease.
  • Acute transverse myelopathy is a key example of an inflammatory spinal cord disorder in children.
  • Inflammatory conditions are more prevalent than infectious ones affecting the pediatric spinal cord.

Keywords:
InfectionInflammationPediatricsSpine

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