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Descriptor
English
:
Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Síndrome de la Arteria Espinal Anterior
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Síndrome da Artéria Espinal Anterior
Synonyms
English
:
Anterior Spinal Artery Dissection
Tree Number:
C10.228.854.785.650.100
C14.907.790.550.100
Definition
English
:
Ischemia
or
infarction
of the
spinal cord
in the distribution of the anterior spinal artery, which supplies the ventral two-thirds of the
spinal cord
. This condition is usually associated with
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
of the aorta and may result from
dissection
of an
AORTIC ANEURYSM
or rarely
dissection
of the anterior spinal artery. Clinical features include weakness and loss of pain and
temperature
sensation
below the level of injury, with relative sparing of position and vibratory
sensation
. (From Adams et al., Principles of
Neurology
, 6th ed, pp1249-50)
History Note
English
:
2000
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
34291
Unique Identifier:
D020759
Occurrence in VHL
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