Date of Presentation

5-6-2021 12:00 AM

College

School of Osteopathic Medicine

Poster Abstract

Spinal cord infarction (SCI) is rare and most often occurs in individuals with predisposing cardiovascular risk factors and traumatic injuries

As there are no distinct diagnostic criteria for SCI, diagnosis is difficult in patients presenting without predisposing factors and is often mistaken for transverse myelitis.

Delay in early diagnosis contributes to the high case fatality rate of SCI.

This case highlights the importance of including SCI in the differential of a patient with acute paraparesis even in the absence of co-existing risk factors.

Keywords

case reports, Spinal Cord, infarction, paraparesis, diagnosis

Disciplines

Cardiovascular Diseases | Diagnosis | Emergency Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nervous System Diseases | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms | Trauma

Document Type

Poster

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May 6th, 12:00 AM

Spontaneous Conus Medullary Infarction in the Absence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Spinal cord infarction (SCI) is rare and most often occurs in individuals with predisposing cardiovascular risk factors and traumatic injuries

As there are no distinct diagnostic criteria for SCI, diagnosis is difficult in patients presenting without predisposing factors and is often mistaken for transverse myelitis.

Delay in early diagnosis contributes to the high case fatality rate of SCI.

This case highlights the importance of including SCI in the differential of a patient with acute paraparesis even in the absence of co-existing risk factors.

 

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