World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH TOWARDS SPINAL DISORDERS

Kadam Krishna Namdeo* and Jadhav Viraj Vilas

ABSTRACT

Diseases of CNS can be confined to the spinal cord, producing a number of distinctive syndromes. Disorders of the spinal cord can be caused by hereditary, traumatic, vascular, inflammatory, neoplastic, demyelinating and nutritional factors. The spinal cord and spinal roots may be affected by intrinsic diseases or by disorders of the surrounding meninges or bones. It is important to recognize when emergency surgical intervention is necessary and plan the investigations to identify such patients. Patients with a short history of a progressive spinal cord syndrome should be investigated urgently. Pirxyakair Naao ih kuSalaa Bavaint È Acharya Charak stated that prior going for a plan of treatment, the diagnosis, and examination of disease should be carried out. Because proper diagnosis and examination of a disease is the foremost stool or is the first step of successful treatment of disease. Aim: To evaluate the diagnostic approach in diseases of spinal cord. Methodology: Literature in the form of diagnostic methods regarding different disorders of spinal cord like spondiolithiasis, sciatica, lumbar spondylitis etc. will be collected from variety of modern and Ayurveda Granthas, various text books, journals, articles and internet etc. The diagnostic tools and methods mentioned in literature of modern science will be high lightened. Result: It will be drawn in the form of important modern and Ayurvedic diagnostic tools which will be most useful for the physician prior going to treatment.

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