Spinal artery infarction

Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2023 Mar 13;143(4). doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.22.0355. Print 2023 Mar 14.
[Article in English, Norwegian]

Abstract

Spinal cord infarctions are rare, and the symptoms vary depending on location and size. One patient presented with severe neck pain and paresis of the left arm. Compression of a cervical nerve root was initially suspected, but the progression of symptoms and MRI findings gradually suggested a different aetiology.

MeSH terms

  • Arteries
  • Cervical Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Infarction / diagnostic imaging
  • Infarction / etiology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / adverse effects
  • Neck
  • Pain
  • Spinal Cord / blood supply
  • Spinal Cord / diagnostic imaging
  • Spinal Cord Injuries* / complications
  • Spinal Nerve Roots*