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Spinal cord infarction occurs when one of the three major arteries that supply blood (and therefore oxygen) to the spinal cord is blocked.

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What is spinal cord infarction?

Spinal cord infarction (sometimes called spinal stroke ) refers to injury to the spinal cord due to oxygen deprivation.


Spinal cord infarction?

Spinal cord infarction means that there was some damage to the spinal cord, or the blood supply to the spinal cord, which caused cell death there. Depending on severity and level, this could result in paralysis for the patient.


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Brown-Séquard syndrome is typically caused by a spinal cord injury that results in damage to one side of the spinal cord. This can be due to trauma, such as a gunshot or stab wound, or a spinal cord tumor. Other rare causes include spinal cord infarction or multiple sclerosis.


Do all neurons occur in the spinal cord?

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How many spinal cord injuries happen a year?

According to The University of Alabama's National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (NSCISC), which compiles the data, approximately 11,000 spinal cord injuries (SCIs) occur each year


Do reflexes occur in the spinal cord?

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Which is the correct spelling-spinal chord or spinal cord?

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Where does enlargements of the spinal cord occur?

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Where is the best place for spinal cord injury?

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Who is protected by the spinal cord?

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