Infarctus médullaires

Compared to cerebral ischemias, spinal cord ischemias remain rare, and results in various types of neurological deficits, which often consist of an abrupt and complete paraplegia. Magnetic resonance imaging is a valuable tool to rule out other causes of acute spinal cord syndromes, and to show the infarct. Most spinal cord infarcts are due to aortic diseases (atherosclerosis, aneurysm, dissection) or are of iatrogenic origin (surgery of aorta and aortography). Other causes are rare. There are no validated specific treatments, except the prevention of complications, the treatment of the cause and rehabilitation.