Spinal Cord Infarction with Anterior Chest Pain.
- Author:
Sang Won PARK
1
;
Sung Il SOHN
;
Yong Won CHO
;
Hyung LEE
;
Jeong Geun LIM
;
Sang Doe YI
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Keimyung University, School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. docsohn@dsmc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Spinal cord infarction;
Myocardial infarction
- MeSH:
Arm;
Chest Pain*;
Hand;
Humans;
Infarction*;
Internal Medicine;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Myocardial Infarction;
Spinal Cord*;
Spine;
Swimming;
Thorax*
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2005;23(6):840-841
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a man who presented anterior chest pain with mild weakness of both hands while swimming. Initially, he was admitted to the department of internal medicine for evaluation and management of suspected myocardial infarction. Cardiac evaluations including coronary angiogram showed the patient to be normal. Spinal MRI showed a hyperintense signal on the sagittal T2-weighted images at the cervical spinal cord (C6-7). When a patient with chest pain shows weakness in both arms, not only cardiac evaluation but also spine work up is needed.
