Posterior Cord Syndrome

Posterior Cord Syndrome. Central cord syndrome (CCS) is the most commonly encountered incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) type CCS was first described in 1954 by Schneider et al as SCI with “disproportionately more motor impairment of the upper than of the lower extremities bladder dysfunction usually urinary retention and varying degrees of sensory loss below the level of the lesion”&#911&#93.

Posterior cord syndrome is a rare type of incomplete spinal cord injury that affects the dorsal columns of the spinal cord (found in the posterior—or backside—region of the spinal cord) responsible for the perception of finetouch vibration sense of selfmovement and body positioning (proprioception).

Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries

A posterior disc protrusion is a disc that has bulged toward the posterior — rear or away from the abdomen — of its usual position The posterior side of the disc is adjacent to the spinal cord and nerve roots branching off the spinal cord A posterior bulge therefore can place direct pressure on these sensitive nerves.

Tethered Cord Syndrome NORD (National Organization for

Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS) is a clinical radiographic syndrome of heterogeneous etiologies that are grouped together because of similar findings on neuroimaging studies It is also often referred to as Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) Reversible posterior cerebral edema syndrome.

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The spinal cord is the main pathway for information connecting the brain and peripheral nervous system Much shorter than its protecting spinal column the human spinal cord originates in the brainstem passes through the foramen magnum and continues through to the conus medullaris near the second lumbar vertebra before terminating in a fibrous extension known as the filum.