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Hypotensive infarction of the spinal cord
U Singh1, J R Silver, N C Welply
1Department of Rehabilitation All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Paraplegia
|May 1, 1994
Summary
Induced hypotension can cause lumbar spinal cord infarction, particularly affecting the artery of Adamkiewicz. This study examines the spinal cord blood supply and the vulnerability of this critical artery to low blood pressure.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Vascular Surgery
- Anatomy
Background:
- Spinal cord infarction is a rare but devastating neurological event.
- The artery of Adamkiewicz is the primary blood supply to the lumbar spinal cord.
- Induced hypotension is a surgical technique that can compromise blood flow.