Vascular Diseases of the Spinal Cord: Infarction, Hemorrhage and Venous Congestive Myelopathy

Publication date: Available online 6 May 2016 Source:Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI Author(s): Shawn M. Vuong, William J. Jeong, Humberto Morales, Todd A. Abruzzo Vascular pathologies of the spinal cord are rare and often overlooked. This review presents clinical and imaging approaches to the diagnosis and management of spinal vascular conditions most commonly encountered in clinical practice. Ischemia, infarction, hemorrhage, aneurysms and vascular malformations of the spine and spinal cord are discussed. Pathophysiologic mechanisms, clinical classification schemes, clinical presentations, imaging findings, and treatment modalities are considered. Recent advances in genetic and syndromic vascular pathologies of the spinal cord are also discussed. Clinically relevant spinal vascular anatomy is reviewed in detail.
Source: Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI - Category: Radiology Source Type: research