Vascular Diseases of the Spinal Cord: Infarction, Hemorrhage, and Venous Congestive Myelopathy.
Vascular pathologies of the spinal cord are rare and often overlooked. This article presents clinical and imaging approaches to the diagnosis and management of spinal vascular conditions most commonly encountered in clinical practice. Ischemia, infarction, hemorrhage, aneurysms, and vascular malformations of the spine and spinal cord are discussed. Pathophysiologic mechanisms, clinical classification schemes, clinical presentations, imaging findings, and treatment modalities are considered. Recent advances in genetic and syndromic vascular pathologies of the spinal cord are also discussed. Clinically relevant spinal vascular anatomy is reviewed in detail.
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH.
Shawn M
SM
Vuong
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH.
William J
WJ
Jeong
Department of Radiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH; Comprehensive Stroke Center, University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute, Cincinnati, OH.
Humberto
H
Morales
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH; Comprehensive Stroke Center, University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute, Cincinnati, OH; Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH. Electronic address: todd.abruzzo@cchmc.org.
Todd A
TA
Abruzzo
D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D059906:Neuroimaging / Q000379:methods*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D003287:Contrast Media