A study of the range of clinical menifestations and future outcome of acute noncompressive myelopathy patients.
Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2011/091/000003
- Lead Sponsor
- I
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
(1) Patients developing acute onset motor and/or sensory and/or sphincteric disturbance with/without a definite sensory level.
(2) Neurological deficit maximal within 72 hours of symptom onset and no progression over 3 weeks.
(3) Absence of mass lesion or structural abnormality on MRI.
Exclusion Criteria
(1)Presence of other known neurological diseases.
(2)Clinical or radiological signs of involvement of brain matter.
(3)H/O trauma to spinal cord.
(4)H/O radiation to the spine in previous 10 years.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method MODIFIED RANKIN SCALE AND MODIFIED BARTHEL ACTIVITY INDEXTimepoint: MONTHLY FOR 6 MONTHS
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method contracture,pressure sore,bladder dysfunctionTimepoint: At admission and end of 6 months