Skip navigation

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Results 1 - 8 of 8 for Spinal cord lesion
  1. Multiple sclerosis 
    ... areas of damage (lesions) on the brain and spinal cord. These lesions are associated with destruction of the covering that ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/multiple-sclerosis - Genetics
  2. Neuromyelitis optica 
    ... The inflammation associated with transverse myelitis damages the spinal cord, causing a lesion that often extends the length of three or more bones of the spine (vertebrae). In addition, myelin, which is the covering ... of spinal cord damage can include disturbances in sensations, loss of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/neuromyelitis-optica - Genetics
  3. Leigh syndrome 
    ... the brainstem, which connects the brain to the spinal cord and controls functions such as swallowing and breathing. The brain lesions are often accompanied by loss of the myelin ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/leigh-syndrome - Genetics
  4. Leprosy 
    ... the peripheral nerves, which connect the brain and spinal cord to muscles and to sensory cells that detect sensations such as touch, pain, and heat. Most affected individuals have areas of skin damage (cutaneous lesions) and problems with nerve function (peripheral neuropathy); however, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/leprosy - Genetics
  5. Histiocytosis-lymphadenopathy plus syndrome 
    ... accumulation can include the skin, kidneys, brain and spinal cord (central ... patches of skin (lesions), typically on the lower body. These lesions are ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...stiocytosis-lymphadenopathy-plus-syndrome - Genetics
  6. Aicardi-Goutières syndrome 
    ... is the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord (central nervous ... are painful, itchy skin lesions that are puffy and red, and they usually ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/aicardi-goutieres-syndrome - Genetics
  7. Acute necrotizing encephalopathy type 1 
    ... found in nerve cells in the brain or spinal cord (central nervous system), so it is likely that ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../acute-necrotizing-encephalopathy-type-1 - Genetics
  8. Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes 
    ... tissue that covers and protects the brain and spinal cord (meninges). Other features of NOMID include eye problems, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../cryopyrin-associated-periodic-syndromes - Genetics