The Syndromes of the Arteries of the Brain and Spinal Cord

Cervical Cord Ischaemia

“…Certainly the second case here must be looked at in this light ; there seems to have been sufficiently widespread spasm to produce severe though fortunately short-lived brain stem ischaemia. A similar instance of loss of consciousness with cervical cord ischaemia has not been found in the literature; Kiloh (1953) remarks on it being ' uncommon '. The absence of significant infarction in the present cases is inferred from their complete recovery.…”

The cerebral circulation and cerebrovascular disease I: Anatomy

“…Consequently, like PICA, anterior spinal artery lesions are associated with a characteristic neurological syndrome, with symptoms consistent with hypoperfusion of the medullary regions normally supplied by this vessel. [ 52 ]…”

Catatonia with frontal lobe atrophy.

“…The ventricular system in our patient was normal in size. Infarction in the distrilbution of the anterior cerebral arteries could produce the frontal atrophy and kinesthetic apraxia seen in this patient,22 but it would be unusual without at least transient motor deficit [22][23]. This case illustrates that isolated frontal lobe dysfunction can produce profound psychiatric signs and symptoms, including catatonia, and that unless a careful neurological examination and the appropriate tests are performed, the diagnosis of frontal lobe disease may be missed.…”