Open AccessCharacteristics of Spontaneous Spinal Cord Infarction and Proposed Diagnostic Criteria
Author(s) -
Nicholas L. Zalewski,
Alejandro A. Rabinstein,
Karl N. Krecke,
Robert D. Brown,
Eelco F. M. Wijdicks,
Brian G. Weinshenker,
Timothy J. Kaufmann,
Jonathan M. Morris,
Allen J. Aksamit,
J. D. Bartleson,
Giuseppe Lanzino,
Melissa M. Blessing,
Eoin P. Flanagan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jama neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.298
H-Index - 231
eISSN - 2168-6157
pISSN - 2168-6149
DOI - 10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.2734
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , magnetic resonance imaging , physical therapy , surgery , radiology
Spinal cord infarction (SCI) is often disabling, and the diagnosis can be challenging without an inciting event (eg, aortic surgery). Patients with a spontaneous SCI are often misdiagnosed as having transverse myelitis. Diagnostic criteria for SCI are lacking, hindering clinical care and research.
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