Paediatric spinal cord infarction—a review of the literature and two case reports

Ischemic spinal cord infarction is rare in the paediatric population, and when it does occur, it is usually associated with traumatic injury. Other potential causes include congenital cardiovascular malformations, cerebellar herniation, thromboembolic disease and infection. Magnetic resonance imagin...

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Published in:Child's nervous system 2017-04, Vol.33 (4), p.671-676
Main Authors: Sheikh, Asim, Warren, Daniel, Childs, Anne-Marie, Russell, John, Liddington, Mark, Guruswamy, Velupandian, Chumas, Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case Report
Child, Preschool
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant
Infarction - diagnostic imaging
Infarction - pathology
Infarction - rehabilitation
Infarction - surgery
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurosciences
Neurosurgery
Spinal Cord - blood supply
Spinal Cord - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:Ischemic spinal cord infarction is rare in the paediatric population, and when it does occur, it is usually associated with traumatic injury. Other potential causes include congenital cardiovascular malformations, cerebellar herniation, thromboembolic disease and infection. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings can be subtle in the early evaluation of such patients. The outcome is variable and depends on the level and extent of the spinal cord infarct and subsequent rehabilitation. Here, we present two cases of ischemic spinal cord infarction in children.
ISSN:0256-7040
1433-0350
DOI:10.1007/s00381-016-3295-8