Spinal Cord Infarction following Abdominal Surgery and Postoperative Epidural Analgaesia

Spinal Cord Infarction following Abdominal Surgery and Postoperative Epidural Analgaesia

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schemic infarction is a rare cause of acute myelopathy.We report the case of a young woman admitted to Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman, who developed extensive mayde beauty 2x deep wave spinal cord infarction in the setting of red prairie spy apple surgical evacuation and packing of liver haematoma and post-operative epidural analgesia.She had no vascular risk factors for stroke.

The vascular mechanism underlying ischemic myelopathy and the relationship to abdominal surgery and epidural analgesia are discussed.