| Cervical spinal cord infarction in a patient with cervical spondylosis triggered by straining during bowel movement. | |
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PMID: 19013809 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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An 82-year-old man experienced sudden-onset left shoulder pain and hemiparesis, which subsided on the third day. MRI revealed an ischaemic lesion at the C3-4 level together with disk herniation and cord compression from C3/4 to C6/7. On the fourth day, however, similar symptoms recurred when straining during defecation, and then progressed in a fluctuating manner and finally resulted in quadriparesis and respiratory impairment. A follow-up MRI showed fresh infarction of the anterior spinal artery (ASA) territory extending from C2 to C5. Straining during defecation may have induced the second exacerbation by elevating the venous pressure in the craniospinal axis and intervertebral disc pressure and causing minor damage and intraluminal thrombus in the ASA. |
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Authors:
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Yuichiro Ii; Toshiki Maki; Tomoyuki Furuta; Shigeki Kuzuhara |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2008-11-14 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia Volume: 16 ISSN: 0967-5868 ISO Abbreviation: J Clin Neurosci Publication Date: 2009 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-12-02 Completed Date: 2009-04-14 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9433352 Medline TA: J Clin Neurosci Country: Scotland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 106-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Neurology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174, Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514 8507, Japan. ii-y@clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp |
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Aged, 80 and over Humans Infarction / etiology* Magnetic Field Therapy / methods Male Spinal Cord / blood supply*, pathology Spondylosis / complications*, etiology Sprains and Strains / complications Valsalva Maneuver |
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