what is myelosuppression
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Myelosuppression as a Side Effect of Chemotherapy Myelosuppression, sometimes called bone marrow suppression, is a common side effect of chemotherapy that is characterized by a decrease in blood cell production. Three different kinds of blood cells are produced in the body's bone marrow – red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.
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Myelopathy Myelopathy is a term that means that there is something wrong with the spinal cord itself. This is usually a later stage of spine disease, and is often first detected as difficulty walking due to generalized weakness or problems with balance and coordination.
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- Myotherapy is the assessment, treatment and management of musculoskeletal conditions, which may cause muscular dysfunction and pain thus affecting movement and mobility.tilising palpation skills Myotherapists can identify trigger points and deactivate them using various soft tissue manipulation techniques. Muscular dysfunction can be caused by trauma, overload or misuse of muscles arising from occupational, sporting or recreational activities.
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myelopathy 2. pathological bone marrow changes. adj., adj myelopath´ic. ascending myelopathy myelopathy that progresses along the spinal cord towards the head. cervical myelopathy compression myelopathy of the cervical spinal cord, a common complication of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. compression myelopathy myelopathy due to pressure on the spinal cord, as from a tumor.
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- What is Hydromyelia? Hydromyelia refers to an abnormal widening of the central canal of the spinal cord that creates a cavity in which cerebrospinal fluid (commonly known as spinal fluid) can accumulate. As spinal fluid builds up, it may put abnormal pressure on the spinal cord and damage nerve cells and their connections.
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Myelosuppression Myelosuppression occurs when the bone marrow makes too few blood cells to replace the spent blood cells. Myelosuppression is not a painful condition, but it is a serious one, can it can lead to fatigue, excessive bleeding, or an increased vulnerability to certain infections.
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Myelosuppression To that end, sometimes myelosuppression is treated in a prophylactic manner—meaning before it begins, sometimes by using granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) which can sometimes reduce the severity of the distress on the bone marrow from cancer treatment.
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If you want to know what muscle hypertrophy is, how it works, and how to stimulate it best, then you want to read this article. Myofibrillar hypertrophy refers to an actual increase in size of the muscle fibers (myo means “muscle” and a fibril is a threadlike cellular structure), and sarcoplasmic hypertrophy to an increase in the volume of the fluid, non-contractile components of the muscle (glycogen, water, minerals, etc.).ou’ve probably heard that muscles can grow in different ways (“myofibrillar hypertrophy” and “sarcoplasmic hypertrophy”), and that this is related to different types of muscle fibers like Type I, Type IIa, and Type IIx.
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Weakness Myasthenia (my-from Greek μυο meaning muscle + -asthenia ἀσθένεια meaning weakness), or simply muscle weakness, is a lack of muscle strength. The causes are many and can be divided into conditions that have either true or perceived muscle weakness. True muscle weakness is a primary symptom of a variety of skeletal muscle diseases, including muscular dystrophy and inflammatory myopathy. It occurs in neuromuscular diseases, such as myasthenia gravis.
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Myotonia (November 2012) Myotonia (Myo from Greek; muscle, and Tonus from Latin; tension) is a symptom of a small handful of certain neuromuscular disorders characterized by delayed relaxation (prolonged contraction) of the skeletal muscles after voluntary contraction or electrical stimulation.
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- Myeloproliferative neoplasm. (Redirected from Myeloproliferative syndrome) The myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), previously myeloproliferative diseases (MPDs), are a group of diseases of the bone marrow in which excess cells are produced.
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- Midline or commissural myelotomy is a procedure in which the decussating fibers of the spinothalamic tract are interrupted as they cross in the anterior white commissure of the spinal cord. The lesion is usually created over several spinal cord segments at the lower thoracic level, although lesions at C1 have also been reported.
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Spondylosis Spondylosis with myelopathy refers to spondylosis that is injuring the spinal cord. Spondylosis without myelopathy refers to spondylosis without any injury to the spinal cord. Symptoms of myelopathy include numbness, tingling, and weakness.
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What is Nocturnal Myoclonus? Nocturnal myoclonus, also known as periodic limb movement disorder or PLMD, is a form of myoclonus in which the symptoms of the disorder are experienced during sleep. Myoclonus is itself a disease symptom, rather than a diagnosis, which manifests as sudden muscular contractions or muscular relaxation.
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Cervical Decompression What do I have? Cervical myelopathy and/or radiculopathy are conditions caused by compression of the spinal cord (myelopathy) and/or nerve roots (radiculopathy) as they pass through the cervical vertebrae (of the neck). Symptoms may include neck pain, stiffness, and decreased ability to move the neck.
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- Most chemotherapy patients experience myelosuppression as a side effect. Patients on chemotherapy will often be given regular blood tests to check their health. Myelosuppression is a reduction in the activity of bone marrow, resulting in decreased numbers of red blood cells, platelets and white blood cells.
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Spinal decompression (laminectomy) There are several types of decompression surgery: 1  Laminectomy is the removal of the entire bony lamina, a portion of the enlarged facet joints, and the thickened ligaments overlying the spinal cord and nerves. 2  Laminotomy is the removal of a small portion of the lamina and ligaments, usually on one side.
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- What is spinal decompression? Spinal decompression is a form of mechanical spinal traction, which refers to the separation of the bones, joints, and discs of the back. It is theorized that this separation relieves pressure on the nerves in the back and helps decrease pain, and thus, improve function.
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- Cervical stenosis is a slowly progressive condition that pinches the spinal cord in the neck. Cervical myelopathy refers to this compression of the cervical spinal cord as a result of spinal stenosis.ften with cervical stenosis symptoms, it is the arm pain that prompts someone with this condition to seek medical treatment. At this point, the cervical stenosis with myelopathy is then discovered through medical history and physical exam. 1  See Spinal Stenosis Symptoms and Diagnosis.
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Exelon What is Exelon? Exelon (rivastigmine) improves the function of nerve cells in the brain. It works by preventing the breakdown of a chemical that is important for the processes of memory, thinking, and reasoning. People with dementia usually have lower levels of this chemical. Exelon is used to treat mild to moderate dementia caused by Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease.
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- The myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS, myelodysplasia) are a group of blood disorders associated with low blood counts. Normally, blood cells are produced by the bone marrow (the spongy area in the middle of bones) in a controlled fashion.
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Myotonic Dystrophy (DM) Myotonic Dystrophy (DM) What is myotonic dystrophy (DM)? Myotonic dystrophy (DM) is a form of muscular dystrophy that affects muscles and many other organs in the body. The word myotonic is the adjective for the word myotonia, an inability to relax muscles at will. The term muscular dystrophy means progressive muscle degeneration, with weakness and shrinkage of the muscle tissue. Myotonic dystrophy often is abbreviated as “DM” in reference to its Greek name, dystrophia myotonica.
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Myelopathy [edit on Wikidata] Myelopathy describes any neurologic deficit related to the spinal cord. When due to trauma, it is known as (acute) spinal cord injury. When inflammatory, it is known as myelitis. Disease that is vascular in nature is known as vascular myelopathy.
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What is tethered spinal cord syndrome? Myelomeningocele/Lipomyelomeningocele. Tethered spinal cord syndrome is a neurological disorder caused by tissue attachments that limit the movement of the spinal cord within the spinal column.These attachments cause an abnormal stretching of the spinal cord.yelomeningocele/Lipomyelomeningocele. Tethered spinal cord syndrome is a neurological disorder caused by tissue attachments that limit the movement of the spinal cord within the spinal column.
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Myelolipoma Myelolipoma (myelo-, from the ancient greek μυελός, marrow; lipo, meaning of, or pertaining to, fat; -oma, meaning tumor or mass) is a benign tumor-like lesion composed of mature adipose (fat) tissue and haematopoietic (blood-forming) elements in various proportions. Myelolipomas can present in the adrenal gland, or outside of the gland.
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- When a patient has severe spinal stenosis and myelopathy, or a patient with mild or moderate stenosis has failed conservative modalities, surgical intervention is considered. Patients with severe spinal cord compression and/or severe myelopathy with weakness are indicated for surgery. The goal of surgery is to remove the compression from the spinal cord, to improve a patient's pain and level of function, as well as prevent further deterioration of function and worsening pain.