Myelopathy chameleons
| Myelopathy masquerading as…. | Mechanism…. |
|---|---|
| Stroke | Brown-Séquard syndrome with predominant unilateral weakness |
| Motor neurone disease | Infiltrative myeloradiculopathy |
| Lumbar polyradiculopathy | Exercise-dependent symptoms resembling lumbar canal stenosis or conus lesion with predominant LMN signs |
| Brachial neuritis | Monomelic presentation of an intrinsic or very high cervical cord lesion |
| Acute polyneuropathy | Spinal shock |
| Chronic polyneuropathy | Incomplete evolution of a sensory level or masking of myelopathy by a neuropathy (dual pathology) |
| Restless legs syndrome | Nocturnal leg spasms |
| Metabolic myopathy | Exercise-dependent symptoms |
| Peripheral vascular disease | Exercise-dependent symptoms |
| Osteoarthritis (hip, knee, lumbar) | Misinterpretation of history |
LMN, lower motor neurone.