Spinal cord infarction (SCI): risk factors and causes
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Spinal cord infarction (SCI): risk factors and causes. Hypertension, Diabetes mellitus, Dyslipidemia. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Risk factors
- Hypertension
- Diabetes mellitus
- Dyslipidemia
- Atrial fibrillation (AF)
- Peripheral arterial disease
- Previous myocardial infarction (MI)
- Vascular risk factors are present in about 75% of cases
Procedural causes
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Aortic causes
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Embolic causes
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Vascular causes
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Other causes
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Synonym
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References
- Masson C, Pruvo JP, Meder JF, et al. Spinal cord infarction: clinical and magnetic resonance imaging findings and short term outcome. JNNP 2004; 75:1431-1435.
- Zalewski NL, Rabinstein AA, Krecke KN, et al. Characteristics of spontaneous spinal cord infarction and proposed diagnostic criteria. JAMA Neurol 2019; 76:56-63.
- Zalewski NL, Rabinstein AA, Krecke KN, et al. Spinal cord infarction: clinical and imaging insights from the periprocedural setting. J Neurol Sci 2018; 388:162-167.
- Bittner T, Babbush C, Vincent AC, Rokkam V. Spinal cord infarction resulting from intramural haematoma of the thoracic aorta. BMJ Case Rep 2023; 16:e254173.
- Bansal S, Brown W, Dayal A, Carpenter JL. Posterior spinal cord infarction due to fibrocartilaginous embolization in a 16-year-old athlete. Pediatrics 2014; 134:e289-e292.
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