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Disease Information for Anterior spinal artery syndrome

Clinical Manifestations

Signs & Symptoms

Leg/lower extremity pains

Babinski's upgoing toes/bilateral

Early flaccid paraplegia late spastic paraplegia/sign

Flaccid paralysis/legs

Myeloradiculopathy presentation/signs

Paralysis

Sensory cord level/preserved position/vibration sense

Spinal cord level lesion/signs

Weak lower extremities

Acute Back Pain

Back Pain

Back Pain on Percussion/Spine

Back Pain Visceral

Back pain/relentless

Back/Spine/Axial Pain

Backache

Spine pain/vertebral skeletal pain

Acutely ill patient/signs

Disease Progression

Course/Acute

Course/Acute only

Demographics & Risk Factors

Established Disease Population

Patient/Arteriosclerosis

Patient/Arteriosclerosis/lower extremities

Population Group

Population/Previously well

Diagnostic Test Results

Electrodiagnosis

EMG/Denervation potentials

Associated Diseases & Rule outs

Rule Outs

Acute compression myelopathy/syndrome

Myelitis, transverse

Associated Disease & Complications

Paraplegia

Acute Urinary Retention

Disease Mechanism & Classification

Class

CLASS/Neurologic (category)

Process

PROCESS/Arteriosclerosis/vascular/venous (category)

Synonyms

Synonym

Anterior spinal artery occlusion syndrome, Anterior spinal artery occlusion syndrome (disorder), Anterior spinal artery syndrome, BECK SYNDROME, Beck's syndrome, syndrome anterior spinal artery, Ventral medullary syndrome, Syn/Anterior Cord Syndrome, Synonym/Beck syndrome

Definition

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)

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External Links Related to Anterior spinal artery syndrome

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NGC (National Guideline Clearinghouse)

Medscape (eMedicine)

Harrison's Online (accessmedicine)

NEJM (The New England Journal of Medicine)

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