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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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Autores principales: Sheikh, Asim, Warren, Daniel, Childs, Anne-Marie, Russell, John, Liddington, Mark, Guruswamy, Velupandian, Chumas, Paul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5382181/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27889817
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00381-016-3295-8
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Sumario: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.