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Clinical core symptoms of posterior spinal artery ischemia
Walter Struhal1, Thomas Seifert-Held, Heinz Lahrmann
1Department of Neurology, Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital, Vienna, Austria. Walter.Struhal@akh.linz.at
Introduction:
Ischemia in the distribution of the posterior spinal artery is rare.
Methods:
Between 2004 and 2008 we observed 4 patients with posterior spinal artery ischemia (PSAI).
Results:
All patients had the expected loss of posterior column function but also suffered from motor deficits which were severe, and the leading symptom in 2 patients. Severe pain, bowel and bladder dysfunction were other concomitant symptoms. In 3 of 4 patients, a follow-up spinal MRI was needed to show the cord infarct together with vertebral body ischemia in 2 patients.
Conclusion:
An acute onset of posterior column dysfunction with a variable degree of motor deficit and dorsalgia suggests PSAI.
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