Vascular Disease of the Spinal Cord

Comparison of rehabilitation outcomes following vascular-related and traumatic spinal cord injury

“…Etiologies of VR-SCI are most often secondary to aortic dissection, post-surgical ischemia, vascular embolism, arteriovenous malformation, and systemic hypotension. 3,[6][7][8][9] The most common type of VR-SCI is secondary to aortic aneurysms, usually occurring in the thoracic region. In patients undergoing thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair, the incidence of spinal cord ischemia varies from 4 to 16%, depending on the type of aneurysm and repair.…”

Post Irradiation Myelopathy: From the Physiatrists' Point of View

“…This presentation tries to focus attention of physiatrists to this clinical picture which are relatively rare [11][12][13][14][15][16].…”