What does spinal cord cavernous disease look like?

Spinal Cord Cavernous Disease (SCD) is a progressive, chronic spinal cord disease in which the majority of the lesions are located in the spinal cord, and the medulla oblongata can also be involved. Typical clinical symptoms include muscular atrophy and dystrophy in the region dominated by the diseased segment, segmental dissociated sensory disturbances, etc. Autonomic symptoms and medullary symptoms may also occur. 1. Muscle atrophy and trophic disorder, the involvement of anterior horn cells will lead to paralysis of the lower motor neurons in the innervation area of the corresponding segments, which is manifested as muscle atrophy, muscle strength, muscle tone and skin trophic disorder, and so on. 2. Sensory impairment, some patients with sensory impairment as the first symptom, the earliest symptom is often manifested as spontaneous pain in the corresponding innervated area, with the progression of the disease can be separated from the sensory impairment, which is manifested as the disappearance of pain and warmth sensation and the existence of deep sensation. 3. Autonomic symptoms, such as joint enlargement, one side of the skin roughness, sweating abnormalities. 4. medulla oblongata symptoms, when spinal cord cavernosis rises and involves the medulla oblongata, medulla oblongata symptoms will also appear, can appear slurred speech, choking on water, etc.. Spinal cord cavernous disease is a common spinal cord disease, through the imaging examination can be clearly diagnosed, the patient can go to the neurosurgery department.