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Infarction of spinal cord

MedGen UID:
473565
•Concept ID:
C2314994
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Spinal cord infarct; Spinal Cord Infarction
SNOMED CT: Infarction of spinal cord (432249006); Spinal cord infarct (432249006)

Definition

Ischemic necrosis of the spinal cord caused by occlusion of the arteries that supply blood to the spinal cord. Signs and symptoms include intermittent back pain, pain in the legs, paralysis, and incontinence. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVInfarction of spinal cord

Professional guidelines

PubMed

SARS-CoV-2 and spinal cord ischemia: a systematic review on clinical presentations, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes.
Sourani A, Vahdat N, Bowers CA, Rezvani M, Foroughi M, Sourani A, Mirza R, Baradaran Mahdavi S
Spine J 2024 Jun;24(6):979-988. Epub 2024 Feb 15 doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2024.02.011. PMID: 38365009
Future challenges of spinal cord infarction treatment.
Jakubowicz-Lachowska D, Tarasiuk J, Kapica-Topczewska K, Mirończuk A, Kochanowicz J, Kułakowska A
Neurol Neurochir Pol 2020;54(2):209-210. Epub 2020 Mar 27 doi: 10.5603/PJNNS.a2020.0023. PMID: 32219812
Fibrocartilaginous embolism: a comprehensive review of an under-studied cause of spinal cord infarction and proposed diagnostic criteria.
AbdelRazek MA, Mowla A, Farooq S, Silvestri N, Sawyer R, Wolfe G
J Spinal Cord Med 2016;39(2):146-54. Epub 2015 Dec 17 doi: 10.1080/10790268.2015.1116726. PMID: 26833287Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Natural history of spinal cord infarction caused by nucleus pulposus embolism.
Toro G, Roman GC, Navarro-Roman L, Cantillo J, Serrano B, Vergara I
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 1994 Feb 1;19(3):360-6. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199402000-00020. PMID: 8171373

Therapy

Watershed infarction of spinal cord after the embolization of bronchial artery: a case report.
Cheng SJ, Hsueh IH, Po HL, Huang JK, Yang FS
Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei) 1996 Apr;57(4):293-6. PMID: 8705883

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