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BOF 126 Spinal cord compression, all are true, except: 1-localized areas of pain and tenderness in the spine
usually precede the full blown picture of cord compression in malignant causes
2-sensory changes are usually the first to start with
3-sphincteric abnormalities always indicate a late
disease 4-primary spinal tumours are the commonest causes
5-CSF protein is usually very high