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- Title
Spinaler Infarkt.
- Authors
Naumann, N.; Shariat, K.; Ulmer, S.; Stippich, C.; Ahlhelm, F.J.
- Abstract
Infarction of the spinal cord can cause a variety of symptoms and neurological deficits because of the complex vascular supply of the myelon. The most common leading symptom is distal paresis ranging from paraparesis to tetraplegia caused by arterial ischemia or infarction of the myelon. Venous infarction, however, cannot always be distinguished from arterial infarction based on the symptoms alone. Modern imaging techniques, such as computed tomography angiography (CTA) and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) assist in preoperative planning of aortic operations to reliably identify not only the most important vascular structure supplying the spinal cord, the artery of Adamkiewicz, but also other pathologies such as tumors or infectious disorders. In contrast to CT, MRI can reliably depict infarction of the spinal cord.
- Subjects
SPINAL cord diseases; INFARCTION; TOMOGRAPHY; ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC resonance imaging
- Publication
Der Radiologe, 2012, Vol 52, Issue 5, p442
- ISSN
0033-832X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00117-011-2292-x