Acute Rhabdomyolysis and Ischemia of the Spinal Cord Following the Heavy Alcohol Ingestion: A case report.
- Author:
Kang Hee CHO
1
;
San Kyong KANG
;
Sang Kuk KANG
;
Soon Tae KWON
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Korea. poroco@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ischemic myelopathy;
Rhabdomyolysis;
Alcohol
- MeSH:
Acute Kidney Injury;
Arteries;
Brain Ischemia;
Eating*;
Humans;
Ischemia*;
Middle Aged;
Rhabdomyolysis*;
Spinal Cord Ischemia;
Spinal Cord*
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2002;26(5):631-634
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Ischemic myelopathy is a rare and uncommon disease than the cerebral ischemia. Ischemia of spinal cord usually occur in the midthoracic regions (T4-T8). The major arteries supplying spinal cord are anterior and posterior spinal arteries. Anterior spinal artery is more responsible for the ischemic change of the spinal cord. We report a 45 years old man with ischemia of the spinal cord and acute renal failure due to rhabdomyolysis following the heavy alcohol ingestion.
