Spinal Cord Infarction with Anterior Chest Pain

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 23(6); 2005 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2005;23(6): 840-841.

가슴 통증을 동반한 척수경색

박상원, 손성일 조용원 이 형 임정근 이상도

계명대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실

Spinal Cord Infarction with Anterior Chest Pain

Sang-Won Park

Department of Neurology, Keimyung University, School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea

Abstract

We report a man who presented anterior chest pain with mild weakness of both hands while swimming. Initially, he was admitted to the department of internal medicine for evaluation and management of suspected myocardial infarction. Cardiac evaluations including coronary angiogram showed the patient to be normal. Spinal MRI showed a hyperintense signal on the sagittal T2-weighted images at the cervical spinal cord (C6-7). When a patient with chest pain shows weakness in both arms, not only cardiac evaluation but also spine work up is needed.KeyWords:Spinal cord infarction, Myocardial infarction