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Myelopathy due to early radiation

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Myelopathy due to early radiation – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/453241829

Early radiation myelopathy develops over the course of hours to days after radiotherapy, particularly to the cervical spinal cord. Presentation is with mild sensory impairment including Lhermitte's phenomenon. The symptoms almost invariably resolve some two to nine months after onset.