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Trauma such as automobile accidents, falls, gunshots, diving accidents, war<unk> es, etc.
Tumor such as meningiomas, ependymomas, astrocytomas, and metastatic cancer.
Ischemia resulting from occlusion of spinal blood vessels, including dissecting aortic aneurisms, emboli, arteriosclerosis.
Developmental disorders, such as spina bifida, meningomyolcoele, and other.
Neurodegenerative diseases, such as Friedreich's ataxia, spinocerebellar ataxia, etc.
Demyelinative diseases, such as Multiple Sclerosis.
Transverse myelitis, resulting from spinal<unk>  stroke, inflammation, or other causes.
Vascular malformations, such as arteriovenous malformation (AVM), dural arteriovenous fistula (AVF), spinal hemangioma, cavernous angioma and aneurysm.
Spinal cord injury
Spinal cord tumor
Spinal tumor
Basal ganglia disease
Spinal disease
Syringomyelia
Motor neuron disease
Spinal stenosis