Unilateral Upper Cervical Cord Infarction: A Report of Two Cases with Mild Neurological Symptoms Accompanying a Small Ischemic Lesion Detected by Brain MRI
Joint Authors
Wada, Manabu
Nagasawa, Hikaru
Yamaguchi, Yoshitaka
Source
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-10-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Spinal cord infarction (SCI) is rare, difficult to diagnose, and often fails to be detected by diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) of spinal cord magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Because the clinical features of SCI can vary widely, diagnosis during the acute phase of SCI is often challenging for clinicians.
Although SCI shares similar etiologies with cerebral infarction, the characteristics of SCI without vessel dissection remain largely unknown.
We present two older patients with mild neurological symptoms who each presented with a small, unilateral, upper cervical cord lesion, which was detected by thin-section, coronal DWI of brain MRI.
Both unilateral small lesions were localized in the right lateral funiculus, and each patient showed good prognosis.
The anatomical findings suggested that the pial collateral network surrounding the cervical cord contributed to lesion formation.
Small and localized lesions have been associated with mild neurological symptoms and better short-term prognosis.
The present report indicated that the use of thin-section coronal DWI when performing brain MRI may be helpful for the diagnosis of small, unilateral, upper cervical cord infarctions.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wada, Manabu& Nagasawa, Hikaru& Yamaguchi, Yoshitaka. 2020. Unilateral Upper Cervical Cord Infarction: A Report of Two Cases with Mild Neurological Symptoms Accompanying a Small Ischemic Lesion Detected by Brain MRI. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wada, Manabu…[et al.]. Unilateral Upper Cervical Cord Infarction: A Report of Two Cases with Mild Neurological Symptoms Accompanying a Small Ischemic Lesion Detected by Brain MRI. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Wada, Manabu& Nagasawa, Hikaru& Yamaguchi, Yoshitaka. Unilateral Upper Cervical Cord Infarction: A Report of Two Cases with Mild Neurological Symptoms Accompanying a Small Ischemic Lesion Detected by Brain MRI. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148991
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1148991