What (who) is tabetic$81341$ - definition
SLOW DEGENERATION (SPECIFICALLY, DEMYELINATION) OF THE NEURAL TRACTS PRIMARILY IN THE DORSAL COLUMNS (POSTERIOR COLUMNS) OF THE SPINAL CORD (THE PORTION CLOSEST TO THE BACK OF THE BODY) AND DORSAL ROOTS
Tabes Dorsalis; Tabes; Tabetic gait; Syphilitic myelopathy
Tabes
·noun Progressive emaciation of the body, accompained with hectic fever, with no well-marked logical symptoms.
tabes
n.
[L.] (Med.)
1.
Emaciation (accompanied by fever), wasting, consumption.
2.
Atrophy.
Tabes dorsalis
Tabes dorsalis is a late consequence of neurosyphilis, characterized by the slow degeneration (specifically, demyelination) of the neural tracts primarily in the dorsal root ganglia of the spinal cord (nerve root). These patients have lancinating nerve root pain which is aggravated by coughing, and features of sensory ataxia with ocular involvement.
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Tabes dorsalis
Tabes dorsalis is a late consequence of neurosyphilis, characterized by the slow degeneration (specifically, demyelination) of the neural tracts primarily in the dorsal root ganglia of the spinal cord (nerve root). These patients have lancinating nerve root pain which is aggravated by coughing, and features of sensory ataxia with ocular involvement.
