"Anterior spinal artery "
"complete transverse spinal cord infarction (aka transverse medullary infarction)"
"Acute treatment of acute spinal cord ischaemia focus on the the underlying cause. Unlike cerebral ischaemic stroke, acute thrombolysis has a paucity of evidence to support its routine use, although there are case reports of success with this therapy 8. Medical therapy may include antiplatelets, anticoagulation, and vasopressors to avoid hypotension 10."
Expected headings
"Anterior spinal artery "
"Posterior spinal artery"
"Acute spinal cord ischaemia syndrome represents only 5-8% of acute myelopathies 4,5 and"
"There are a number of less common presentations, which vary widely in terminology, including 5:"
"paralysis below affected level (initially flaccid; later spastic)"
"coagulopathy and haematological disorders (e.g. sickle cell disease)"
"MRI is the gold standard in imaging the spinal cord and should be obtained in all patients with suspected cord infarction, not only to confirm the diagnosis but perhaps more importantly to exclude other more readily treated causes of cord impairment (e.g. compression)."
"Patients who have intact proprioceptive sensation, implying spared dorsal columns, have a better prognosis, as do those with smaller infarcts (e.g. those with owl eye appearance) 1. Even better prognosis can be expected in patients with single sulcal artery occlusion (sulcal artery syndrome)."