1.
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis
; 28(6): e66-e67, 2019 Jun.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30930242
RESUMEN
Fibrocartilaginous embolism (FCE) is an uncommon cause of spinal cord infarction often misdiagnosed as transverse myelitis. The mechanism of ischemia is suspected to be due to retrograde embolization of nucleus pulposus material originating from Schmorl's nodes to the spinal vessels following acute disk herniation. We describe the clinical and imaging findings of FCE in 3 healthy young women with history of trivial spinal cord trauma, and recommend that FCE should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute myelopathy.