On MRI, the differential diagnosis of spinal cord edema is:
Myelomalacia is a increased T2w signal in the spinal cord where the spinal cord is atrophic with gliosis producing small and bright appearence of spinal cord
Musculoskeletal Radiology
Myelodysplasia
Myelomalacia
Myeloschisis
Cord tumors
Myelomalacia