RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Spinal cord venous infarction following endoscopic sclerotherapy for esophageal varices
JF Neurology
JO Neurology
FD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
SP 1081
OP 1085
DO 10.1212/WNL.47.4.1081
VO 47
IS 4
A1 Heller, Scott L.
A1 Meyer, Joel R.
A1 Russell, Eric J.
YR 1996
UL http://n.neurology.org/content/47/4/1081.abstract
AB The authors report an unusual case of venous infarction of the spinal cord associated with endoscopic sclerotherapy for esophageal varices.MR imaging findings included signal abnormalities and abnormal enhancement of the affected spinal cord and T-8 vertebral body. A review of the hemodynamic changes associated with portal hypertension and the normal venous drainage of the spinal cord is presented. NEUROLOGY 1996;47: 1081-1085