title: Spinal Cord Infarction following Abdominal Surgery and Postoperative Epidural Analgaesia.
abstract: Ischemic infarction is a rare cause of acute myelopathy. We report the case of a young woman admitted to Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman, who developed extensive spinal cord infarction in the setting of surgical evacuation and packing of liver haematoma and post-operative epidural analgesia. She had no vascular risk factors for stroke. The vascular mechanism underlying ischemic myelopathy and the relationship to abdominal surgery and epidural analgesia are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Asmi
authors.forename: Rosanna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: Ramachandiran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nandhagopal
authors.forename: Povathoor C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Jacob
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nollain
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jain