Diseases

Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome

Ischemia or infarction of the spinal cord in the distribution of the anterior spinal artery, which supplies the ventral two-thirds of the spinal cord. This condition is usually associated with ATHEROSCLEROSIS of the aorta and may result from dissection of an AORTIC ANEURYSM or rarely dissection of the anterior spinal artery. Clinical features include weakness and loss of pain and temperature sensation below the level of injury, with relative sparing of position and vibratory sensation. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1249-50)

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Ischemia or infarction of the spinal cord in the distribution of the anterior spinal artery, which supplies the ventral two-thirds of the spinal cord. This condition is usually associated with ATHEROSCLEROSIS of the aorta and may result from dissection of an AORTIC ANEURYSM or rarely dissection of the anterior spinal artery. Clinical features include weakness and loss of pain and temperature sensation below the level of injury, with relative sparing of position and vibratory sensation. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1249-50)

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  • Syndrome, Anterior Spinal Artery
  • Anterior Spinal Artery Dissection
  • Dissection, Anterior Spinal Artery

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2000

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  • Spinal Cord Diseases (1966-1999)
  • Spinal Cord/blood supply (1968-1999)
  • Thrombosis/etiology (1968-1999)

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  1. C10w.228w.854w.785w.650.100w
  2. C14w.907w.790w.550.100w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020759. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020759
  2. Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterior_spinal_artery_syndrome
  3. Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q706952