A Case Report of Spinal Cord Ischemia after Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
- Author:
Sang Ho OH
1
;
Yang Soo LEE
;
Poong Taek KIM
;
Hyun PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Medicine, Kyungpook National University.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ischemic myelopathy;
Spinal cord;
Paraplegia
- MeSH:
Anterior Horn Cells;
Arrhythmias, Cardiac;
Asia;
Brain Stem;
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation*;
Cerebellum;
Cerebrum;
Heart Arrest;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Middle Aged;
Paraplegia;
Spinal Cord Injuries;
Spinal Cord Ischemia*;
Spinal Cord*
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2000;24(6):1213-1216
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Ischemic myelopahty of spinal cord after cardiac arrest is rarely reported. In general brain stem and spinal cord is less vulnerable to ischemic injury than cerebrum and cerebellum. Ischemic myelopathy usually occurs in the midthoracic region (T3~T8) and rarely reported after cardiac arrest. In this case previously healthy 62 year old patient suffered from cardiac arrhythmia for a few days and then developed cardiac arrest and sustained paraplegia due to ASIA class B spinal cord injury. After paraplegia MRI showed predominant involvement of the anterior horn cell area in the midthoracic region.
