title: Case series of two patients with Fibrocartilaginous Embolism mimicking Transverse Myelitis of the Spinal Cord.
abstract: Fibrocartilaginous Embolism (FCE) refers to the extrusion of some of the fibro-cartilaginous nucleus pulposus material from within the inter-vertebral disc to eventually embolize into one of the spinal cord vessels with resultant spinal cord infarction. According to a 2016 review, AbdelRazek et al. (2106) [1] there are 41 pathologically confirmed and 26 clinically suspected cases in the literature till the end of 2015. We add two more clinically diagnosed cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital-Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: razek2@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Mahmoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: AbdelRazek
authors.affiliation: Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. Electronic address: rabababdelmageed@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Rabab
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Elsadek
authors.affiliation: Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. Electronic address: lobna.abdelmageed@outlook.com.
authors.forename: Lobna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Elsadek
mesh_terms: D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004617:Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009188:Myelitis, Transverse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: Infarction; Leg weakness; Myelitis; Paraplegia; Quadriplegia; Spinal cord trauma