Spinal cord infarction: a rare cause of admission to Internal Medicine Departments but a condition with relevant systemic complications

Spinal cord infarction: a rare cause of admission to Internal Medicine Departments but a condition with relevant systemic complications

BACKGROUND Spinal cord infarction is a rare cause of admission to Internal Medicine Departments as it is of infrequent occurrence and it is usually addressed to Neurologic Units. Diagnosis at admission however may be challenging expecially in the elderly because of several co-morbidities and variabl...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Daniela Galimberti, Annamaria Casali, Dimitriy Arioli, Mauro Silingardi, Attilia Maria Pizzini, Ido Iori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-04-01
Series:Italian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
Spinal cord
infarction
Loss of bowel and bladder control
Central pain
Outcome.
Online Access:http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/260

Similar Items

Similar Items