Clinical Findings and Outcomes of Spinal Cord Infarction

A retrospective study describes periprocedural and spontaneous cord infarctions and associated clinical findings.

Spinal cord infarction (SCInf) is a rare condition representing about 1.2% of all ischemic strokes and 6% of all acute myelopathies. SCInf occurs spontaneously or in a periprocedural or traumatic setting. Consensus has not been reached on diagnostic criteria. To identify typical features and predictors of functional outcome after SCInf, researchers conducted a retrospective study of patients diagnosed with SCInf at one Swedish hospital.

A total of 57 patients with SCInf (median age, 68 years; 39% female) were included, 30 (53%) with spontaneous and 27 (47%) with periprocedural infarctions. Severity of the spinal cord injury was reported using the American Spinal Cord Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS). MRI was performed in 93% and cer…

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Jaime Toro, MD

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Editorial BoardsMultiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

Jaime Toro, MD

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Editorial BoardsMultiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

Clinical Findings and Outcomes of Spinal Cord Infarction

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