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Journal of Pediatric Neurology 2013; 11(02): 131-133
DOI: 10.3233/JPN-130610
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Spinal cord infarction initially treated as transverse myelitis

Olimpia Carbunar
a   Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
,
Claudine Sinsioco
b   Department of Pediatric Neurology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
,
Alma Bicknese
b   Department of Pediatric Neurology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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17 September 2012

12 October 2012

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30 July 2015 (online)

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Abstract

Spinal cord infarction is rare in children. Most described cases are in association with aortic surgery or arterial hypotension. In children, infarction can be confused with the more common disorder transverse myelitis as the magnetic resonance imaging findings and clinical presentation are often similar. We describe here a case of spontaneous spinal cord infarct initially treated as transverse myelitis.

Keywords

Spinal cord infarction - cerebrovascular disease - childhood stroke - transverse myelitis