Differential diagnosis of nontraumatic myelopathy
| Compressive | Noncompressive |
|---|---|
| Infectious Epidural abscess Neurocysticercosis Neoplastic Astrocytoma Ependyoma Hemangioblastoma Lymphoma Metastasis Hematologic Epidural hematoma Degeneration Herniated disk Disk-osteophyte complex Congenital Arnold-Chiari malformation Meningocele Myelomeningocele | Infectious Herpes infection Human immunodeficiency virus Tuberculosis Toxoplasmosis Bacterial infection Fungal infection Vascular Spinal cord stroke Spinal arteriovenous malformation Fibrocartilaginous embolism Vasculitis Demyelinating Multiple sclerosis Neuromyelitis optica |