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]
Affiliations
- 1 Nevrologisk avdeling, Sykehuset Østfold Kalnes.
- 2 Radiologisk avdeling, Oslo universitetssykehus, Rikshospitalet.
- 3 Nevrologisk avdeling, Oslo universitetssykehus, Rikshospitalet.
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
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Arteries
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Cervical Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
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Humans
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Infarction / diagnostic imaging
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Infarction / etiology
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging / adverse effects
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Neck
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Pain
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Spinal Cord / blood supply
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Spinal Cord / diagnostic imaging
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Spinal Cord Injuries* / complications
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Spinal Nerve Roots*