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Spinal Cord Infarction in Disease and Surgery of the Aorta

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

Ross R.T
Ross R.T*
Affiliation:
Section of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba and the Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Canada
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Diseases of the aorta and surgery of the aorta can produce spinal cord damage. There are major variations in blood supply to the spinal cord between individuals. The spinal cord may be tamponaded by increased spinal fluid pressure subsequent to clamping the aorta. Both of these factors may contribute to spinal cord infarction. The available methods and procedures to protect the spinal cord during surgery are discussed.

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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 12 , Issue 4 , November 1985 , pp. 289 - 295
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1985

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