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Spinal Cord Syndrome

Spinal cord Anatomy Extent Spinal cord stretches from foramen magnum till coccyx in fetal life then due to growth of spine it fall short ·                     At 3 rd fetal month up to coccyx ·                      At birth lower border of L3 ·                      Adult spinal cord ends at lower border of L1 body Spinal cord level /Spinal Level Spinal                    cord ·                     Upper cervical      Same level ·                     Lower cervical      + 1 ·                     Upper thoracic     + 2 ·                     Lower thoracic     +3 ·                     T12                             Lower lumber ·                     L1                               Sacral cord Spinal cord SPECIAL SEGMENTS ·         1.        Cervical enlargement      C5-T1 ·         2.        Lumber enlargement        L3-S2 ·         3.        Conus                                  S3-Co ·         4.        Epiconus