loss of only dorsal columns
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Causes of only dorsal column loss in spinal cord disease includes:
- peripheral neuropathy:
- diabetes mellitus
- hypothyroidism
- subacute degeneration of the spinal cord
- multiple sclerosis
- Brown-Sequard syndrome - the ipsilateral leg
- tabes dorsalis
- spinocerebellar degeneration e.g. Friedreich's ataxia
Last reviewed 01/2018
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