Spinal ischemic stroke following dialysis: clinical and radiologic findings

Spinal cord ischemia (SCI) is a relatively common cause of noncompressive myelopathy.1 SCI frequently involves the thoracic or lumbar cord manifesting as acute painful paraparesis but may also involve the posterior columns and autonomic fibers.2 Most infarcts affect the central parts of the anterior spinal artery supply.2–4 Outcome depends on the initial severity of the neurologic deficits and may be surprisingly benign especially if proprioception remains intact.1,2 Because hypoperfusion may cause SCI,5,6 our goal was to describe SCI as a potential complication of hemodialysis-associated hypoperfusion.

Source: Neurology - February 25, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Honig, A., Gomori, J. M., Schneider, R., Makranz, C., Leker, R. R. Tags: All Medical/Systemic disease, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, All Spinal Cord, Spinal cord infarction, Infarction CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES Source Type: research