Spinal Cord Infarction following Abdominal Surgery and Postoperative Epidural Analgaesia
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....
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Published in | Sultan Qaboos University medical journal Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 396 - 400 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Oman
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, College of Medicine & Health Sciences
01.12.2010
Sultan Qaboos University |
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Summary: | 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. |
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ISSN: | 2075-051X 2075-0528 |