Spinal cord infarction (SCI): risk factors and causes
Evidence-based neurology checklist on spinal cord infarction (sci): risk factors and causes: Risk factors Hypertension Diabetes mellitus Dyslipidemia Atrial fibrillation (AF) Peripheral arterial disease Previous myocardial infarction (MI) Vascular risk factors are present in about 75% of cases…
Risk factors
- Hypertension
- Diabetes mellitus
- Dyslipidemia
- Atrial fibrillation (AF)
- Peripheral arterial disease
- Previous myocardial infarction (MI)
- Vascular risk factors are present in about 75% of cases
Procedural causes
Aortic causes
Embolic causes
Vascular causes
Other causes
Synonym
References
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- Zalewski NL, Rabinstein AA, Krecke KN, et al. Spinal cord infarction: clinical and imaging insights from the periprocedural setting. J Neurol Sci 2018; 388:162-167.
- Bittner T, Babbush C, Vincent AC, Rokkam V. Spinal cord infarction resulting from intramural haematoma of the thoracic aorta. BMJ Case Rep 2023; 16:e254173.
- Bansal S, Brown W, Dayal A, Carpenter JL. Posterior spinal cord infarction due to fibrocartilaginous embolization in a 16-year-old athlete. Pediatrics 2014; 134:e289-e292.
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