Acute arterial infarction of the spinal cord

Description

Acute arterial infarction of the spinal cord is due to occlusion of the anterior or posterior spinal arteries or their branches. Classical anterior spinal artery occlusion in the watershed zone in the lower cervical cord causes a specific cord syndrome with sparing of the posterior segment of the cord. Associated aortic atherosclerotic disease as well as dissection should not be overlooked.

Index terms

Acute arterial infarction of the spinal cord

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

8B43.1 – Acute venous infarction of the spinal cord
8B43.2 – Chronic venous infarction of the spinal cord
8B43.Y – Other specified non-compressive vascular myelopathies
8B43.Z – Non-compressive vascular myelopathies, unspecified

Foundation entity

Acute arterial infarction of the spinal cord – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/441598289

Part of: 8B43: Non-compressive vascular myelopathies › 08: Diseases of the nervous system