Exertion-Induced Spinal Cord Infarction in a Middle-Aged Man: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Spinal cord infarction (SCI) is a relatively rare disorder, constituting 1-2% of ischemic strokes and 5-8% of all acute myelopathies.

Case presentation

Here we describe a case of SCI in a 49-year-old male with no prior neurological history that presented to the Emergency Department of Virginia Commonwealth University with sudden onset bilateral lower extremity paralysis, decreased sensation, and urinary retention after weightlifting. Spinal magnetic resonance imaging revealed anterior signal abnormality T8 down to conus medullaris, terminating at L1 compatible with SCI. T9-T10 moderate spinal stenosis, along with degenerative changes L5-S1, was seen. Abdominal CT angiography revealed no signs of aortic dissection and no evidence of intestinal ischemia. He was tr

SUBMITTER: Jagtiani P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12659412 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature