Vascular diseases of the spinal cord

Neurol Clin. 2013 Feb;31(1):153-81. doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2012.09.004.

Abstract

Vascular disease affecting the spinal can cause substantial neurologic morbidity. Several vascular spinal cord ailments present as neurologic emergencies, and should thus be recognizable to the practicing neurologist. We review the epidemiology, presentation, management strategies, and prognosis of various pathologies, including infarction, dural arteriovenous fistula, arteriovenous malformation, cavernous malformation, compressive epidural hematoma, vasculitis, and genetic abnormalities.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Spinal Cord / anatomy & histology
  • Spinal Cord / pathology*
  • Spinal Cord Diseases / complications*
  • Vascular Diseases / complications*