Two Cases of Spinal Cord Infarction : Vertebral Stenosis and Systemic Hypoperfusion

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 20(5); 2002 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2002;20(5): 554-557.

척수경색 2예 : 척추동맥 협착 및 전신적 관류감소

이호원 , 황양하 ·이지만 ·김정일 ·김종열 ·서정규 ·박성파

경북대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실

Two Cases of Spinal Cord Infarction : Vertebral Stenosis and Systemic Hypoperfusion

Ho Won Lee, M.D.

Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University

Abstract

"We experienced two cases of cord infarction. One patient developed quadriparesis and impaired pain and temperature sensation, whose T2-weighted MRI revealed a high-intensity lesion from medulla to C5. Angiography showed severe stenosis of both vertebral arteries. Another patient developed paraplegia and loss of all sensory modalities after cardiac arrest, whose T2-weighted MRI revealed a high-intensity lesion in the cord at T11-L1. We conclude that each cause of the infarctions was stenosis of the vertebral arteries and systemic hypoperfusion.Key Words : Spinal cord infarction, Vertebral artery stenosis, Hypoperfusion"