Spinal Cord Infarction

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Infarction

Spinal Cord Infarction in a Patient with Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 105637
Author(s):  
Kenta Orimo ◽  
Mizuki Ogura ◽  
Keiko Hatano ◽  
Naoko Saito-Sato ◽  
Hideki Nakayama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura ◽  
Spinal Cord Infarction ◽  
Thrombocytopenic Purpura

EXTENSIVE SPINAL CORD INFARCTION AFTER POSTERIOR FOSSA SURGERY IN THE SITTING POSITION: CASE REPORT

Neurosurgery ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 1512-1516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xavier Morandi ◽  
Laurent Riffaud ◽  
Seyed F.A. Amlashi ◽  
Gilles Brassier
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Posterior Fossa ◽  
Spinal Cord Infarction ◽  
Posterior Fossa Surgery ◽  
Sitting Position

Endocarditis to the Spine: A Rare Cause of Spinal Cord Infarction

CHEST Journal ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 152 (4) ◽  
pp. A366
Author(s):  
Bader Kfoury ◽  
Dikshya Sharma ◽  
Wissam Mansour ◽  
Phyllis Suen ◽  
Ali Abou Yassine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Infarction

Transforaminal Lumbar and Thoracic Interventions and Ischemic Spinal Cord Injury

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott E. Glaser ◽  
Rinoo Shah
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Spinal Cord Infarction ◽  
Supporting Evidence ◽  
Steroid Injections ◽  
Epidural Steroid Injections ◽  
Root Cause ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Epidural Steroid ◽  
Ischemic Spinal Cord Injury

Transforaminal epidural steroid injections have been shown to be associated with catastrophic neurologic complications secondary to spinal cord infarction. The reflexive, ad hoc response of practitioners to these injuries has been to recommend risk minimization strategies to prevent embolism of the injected particulate steroids and to use nonparticulate steroids. This focus on distal embolism as the sole or primary cause of catastrophic outcomes lacks conclusive supporting evidence and does not suffice to protect the patient from paraplegia as it fails to address the root cause of the complications. A root cause analysis of the procedure provides evidence that the injection technique itself—the “safe triangle”—creates a risk of arterial damage and sequelae leading to ischemia of the spinal cord. The evidence is strong that the only way to mitigate or eliminate the risk of paraplegia is to use a different technique to perform transforaminal injections: the Kambin triangle approach. This change in technique is the only definitive solution that addresses the root cause of these catastrophic sequelae associated with transforaminal epidural steroid injections. Key Words: Artery of Adamkiewicz, ischemic spinal cord injury, Kambin triangle, safe triangle, transforaminal epidural injection

In Reply: Surfer's Myelopathy: A Rare Form of Spinal Cord Infarction in Novice Surfers: A Systematic Review

Neurosurgery ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 80 (4) ◽  
pp. 224-224
Author(s):  
Brett A. Freedman ◽  
David Malone ◽  
Paul Rasmussen ◽  
Edward Benzel
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Infarction ◽  
Rare Form

scholarly journals Delayed Hospital Presentation and Neuroimaging in Non-surgical Spinal Cord Infarction

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Slaven Pikija ◽  
Johannes Sebastian Mutzenbach ◽  
Alexander B. Kunz ◽  
Raffaele Nardone ◽  
Stefan Leis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Infarction

scholarly journals Spinal Cord Infarction with Aortic Dissection

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Atsuyuki Kawabata ◽  
Masaki Tomori ◽  
Yoshiyasu Arai
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Aortic Dissection ◽  
Severe Pain ◽  
Clinical Course ◽  
Etiological Factor ◽  
Spinal Cord Infarction ◽  
Functional Scores

Spinal cord infarction is an uncommon but devastating disorder caused by various conditions. Aortic dissection is a possible etiological factor and is usually associated with severe chest or back pain. We encountered two cases of spinal cord infarction associated with aortic dissection that presented without typical severe pain, and each case resulted in a different clinical course. Aortic dissection should be considered a cause of spinal cord infarction even if there is little or no pain. The different outcomes in our two patients reflected a difference in their initial functional scores.

scholarly journals Myelopathy in sickle cell disease: a case-oriented review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Igor Vilela Brum ◽  
Guilherme Diogo Silva ◽  
Diego Sant'Ana Sodre ◽  
Felipe Melo Nogueira ◽  
Samira Luisa dos Apostolos Pereira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Sickle Cell Disease ◽  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Spinal Cord Infarction ◽  
Sensory Level ◽  
Cell Disease ◽  
Hematopoietic Tissue ◽  
First Case

Background: Although neurological complications are well recognized in sickle cell disease (SCD), myelopathy has been rarely described. We present the first case report of longitudinally extensive myelitis (LETM) in SCD and review the differential diagnosis of myelopathy in these patients. Design and setting: case-oriented review. Methods: We report the case of a 29-year-old African-Brazilian man with SCD, who experienced a subacute flaccid paraparesis, with T2 sensory level and urinary retention. CSF analysis showed a lymphocytic pleocytosis and increased protein levels. MRI disclosed a longitudinally extensive spinal cord lesion, with a high T2/STIR signal extending from C2 to T12. Serum anti-aquaporin-4 antibody was negative. We searched Medline/ PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases for myelopathy in SCD patients. Results: Spinal cord compression by vertebral fractures, extramedullary hematopoietic tissue, and Salmonella epidural abscess have been reported in SCD. We found only three case reports of spinal cord infarction, which is unexpectedly infrequent compared to the prevalence of cerebral infarction in SCD. We found only one case report of varicella-zoster myelitis and no previous report of LETM in SCD patients. Conclusion: Specific and time-sensitive causes of myelopathy should be considered in SCD patients. In addition to compression and ischemia, LETM should be considered as a possible mechanism of spinal cord involvement in SCD.

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