- Title
- Fibrocartilaginous embolism: an under-recognised cause of young spinal stroke
- Creator
- Nagaratnam, Sai Adithya; Lee, Raymond Lam Kwong; Sturm, Jonathan
- Relation
- Practical Neurology Vol. 22, Issue 4, p. 324-327
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/practneurol-2021-003322
- Publisher
- BMJ Group
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2022
- Description
- Fibrocartilaginous embolism is a rarely reported cause of spinal cord infarction. Seemingly innocuous activities may be associated with nucleus pulposus material embolising to the spinal cord vasculature. We describe a 36-year-old woman presenting with bilateral arm paraesthesia and chest pain that evolved into an acute cord syndrome. Initial MR scan of spine showed central spinal cord T2-weighted hyperintensity over several vertebral levels, suggesting transverse myelitis. Repeat MR scan after her symptoms persisted showed an acute cord infarction from a presumed fibrocartilaginous embolus. Clinicians should consider fibrocartilaginous embolism in patients presenting with an acute cord syndrome with supportive radiological findings.
- Subject
- cerebrovascular disease; clinical neurology; MRI; fibrocartilaginous embolism; SDG 3; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1485615
- Identifier
- uon:51650
- Identifier
- ISSN:1474-7758
- Language
- eng
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