Table 13.8.1 Open in new tab Aetiology...

Table 13.8.1

Aetiology of paediatric spinal neurological conditions

Congenital

Spinal dysraphism:

Diastematomyelia

Sacral agenesis

Meningomyelocoele

Infection

Viral poliomyelitis

Pyogenic

Tuberculosis

Tumours

Extradural

Intradural

Intramedullary

Metastatic

Vascular

Arterio-venous malformations type 3

Skeletal dysplasias

Chromosomal syndromes

Metabolic disorders, e.g. mucopolysaccharidoses

Autoimmune

Guillain–Barré syndromes

Inherited

Charcot–Marie–Tooth

Friedreich’s ataxia

Neurofibromatosis

Trauma

Congenital	Spinal dysraphism: Diastematomyelia Sacral agenesis Meningomyelocoele
Infection	Viral poliomyelitis Pyogenic Tuberculosis
Tumours	Extradural Intradural Intramedullary Metastatic
Vascular	Arterio-venous malformations type 3
Skeletal dysplasias	Chromosomal syndromes Metabolic disorders, e.g. mucopolysaccharidoses
Autoimmune	Guillain–Barré syndromes
Inherited	Charcot–Marie–Tooth Friedreich’s ataxia Neurofibromatosis
Trauma