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Inherited diseases that affect just the spinal cord are few in number, but of great importance medically and socially. The following section will deal with the clinical and pathological features of these conditions and consider what is known about the genetics, an extremely exciting area where there have been major developments in the last few years. Details of other conditions in which spinal cord involvement is a key feature will also be included, but it is not the intention to embark on a detailed review of all the diseases that may involve the spinal cord. The reader is referred to more specialized texts.
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Bindoff, L.A., Shakir, R.A. (1997). Inherited Diseases of the Spinal Cord. In: Critchley, E., Eisen, A. (eds) Spinal Cord Disease. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0911-2_26
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