Spontaneous spinal cord infarction in Austria: a two-center comparative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Spinal cord infarction (SCI) is a neurological emergency associated with high rates of persistent neurological deficits. Knowledge about this rare but potentially treatable condition needs to be expanded.

Objective

To describe the characteristics of spontaneous SCI in a large retrospective series of patients treated at two tertiary care centers in Austria.

Methods

We performed a descriptive and comparative analysis of spontaneous SCI treated at the University Hospitals of Salzburg and Graz between the years 2000 and 2020. The analysis included pre- and in-hospital procedures, clinical presentation, etiology, diagnostic certainty, reperfusion therapy, and functional outcome at discharge.

Results

We identified 88 cases, 61% were ascertained in the seco

SUBMITTER: Pikija S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8921761 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature