• J Radiol Case Rep · Dec 2018

    Case Reports

    Fibrocartilaginous Embolization - a Rare Cause of Spinal Cord Infarction: Case Report.

    • Zuzana Lišková, Viera Lehotská, Michal Liška, and Peter Mikula.
    • 1st Radiology Department, Faculty of Medicine of Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovak Medical University and University Hospital Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia.
    • J Radiol Case Rep. 2018 Dec 1; 12 (12): 1-9.

    AbstractA case of fibrocartilaginous embolization in 24-year-old female as a rare cause of spinal cord infarction is presented. It manifests as infarction syndrome with rapid progression of clinical signs - acute onset of quadriparesis and respiratory insufficiency. Among imaging studies MRI is the most accurate as it readily capable of detection of myelopathy and acute intervertebral disc lesion. Other laboratory tests and imaging modalities are usually normal. The final diagnosis is made by exclusion.Copyright Journal of Radiology Case Reports.

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