RT Book, Section A1 Ropper, Allan H. A1 Samuels, Martin A. A1 Klein, Joshua P. A1 Prasad, Sashank SR Print(0) ID 1199450528 T1 Diseases of the Spinal Cord T2 Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology, 12e YR 2023 FD 2023 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781264264520 LK neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1199450528 RD 2024/11/03 AB Diseases of the nervous system may be confined to the spinal cord, where they produce very distinctive syndromes. These relate to the special anatomic features of the cord, such as its prominent function in sensorimotor conduction and relatively primitive reflex activity; its long, cylindrical shape; its small cross-sectional size; the peripheral location of myelinated fibers next to the pia; the special arrangement of its blood vessels; and its intimate relationship to the vertebral column. Woolsey and Young estimated that approximately 30 diseases are known to affect the spinal cord, of which half are seen with regularity. These processes express themselves in readily recognizable ways, and, as will be evident, certain diseases preferentially produce special syndromes. This syndromic grouping of spinal cord disorders greatly facilitates clinical diagnosis.