Subacute necrotising myelitis

Description

Foix-Alajouanine syndrome, also called subacute ascending necrotising myelitis, results from chronic congestion of the extrinsic pial veins of the spinal cord and of the intrinsic subpial network. It is characterised by progressive ascending deficit over a period of several months or years.

Index terms

Subacute necrotising myelitis

Exclusions from above levels

05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period

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22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Sibling codes

8A45.20 – White matter disorder due to CADASIL
8A45.2Y – Other specified white matter disorders due to vascular abnormality or ischemia
8A45.2Z – White matter disorders due to vascular abnormality or ischemia, unspecified

Foundation entity

Subacute necrotising myelitis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/937824238

Part of: 8A45.2: White matter disorders due to vascular abnormality or ischemia › 8A45: Secondary white matter disorders › 08: Diseases of the nervous system