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Originally Posted by Leesa
Did they tell you what caused the myelomalacia in the first place? If we knew that, it would be helpful. When you looked it up, what did they say about it, as far as it's cause??? It must have said something. That would be very helpful to know.
If you can find out what it said, let us know. I can't find it anywhere. LOL. Hugs, Lee
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Myelomalacia
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myelomalacia
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MRI image shows spinal bleeding (myelomalacia).Myelomalacia is a pathological term referring the softening of the spinal cord.[1] Hemorrhagic infarction (bleeding) of the spinal cord that can occur as a sequel to acute injury, such as that caused by intervertebral disc extrusion (being forced or pressed out) is the cause of myelomalacia. [2] The disorder causes flaccid paraplegia (impairment of motor function in lower extremities), total areflexia (below normal or absence of reflexes) of the pelvic limbs and ****, loss of deep pain perception caudal (in the coccyx) to the site of spinal cord injury, muscular atrophy (wasting away of muscle tissue), depressed mental state, and respiratory difficulty due to intercostal (muscles that run between the ribs) and diaphragmatic paralysis. [3] Gradual cranial migration of the neurological deficits (problems relating to the nervous system), is known as ascending syndrome and is said to be a typical feature of diffuse myelomalacia. Although clinical signs of myelomalacia are observed within the onset (start) of paraplegia, sometimes they may become evident only in the post-operative period, or even days after the onset of paraplegia. Death from myelomalacia may occur as a result of respiratory paralysis when the ascending lesion (abnormal damaged tissue) reaches the motor nuclei of the phrenic nerves (nerves between the C3-C5 region of the spine) in the cervical (neck) region[
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Above is what myelomalacia is. The only reason I came on this thread, was to maybe communicate with someone that is going thru similar problems that I am. It is called a second opinion. Sorry for any inconvenience.