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Posterior Cord Syndrome

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Posterior Cord Syndrome, Posterior Spinal Cord Syndrome

  • See Also
  1. Complete Cord Syndrome
  2. Anterior Cord Syndrome
  3. Central Cord Syndrome
  4. Spinal Cord Hemisection (Brown-Sequard Syndrome)
  5. Cervical Spine Injury
  • Pathophysiology
  1. Images
    1. CordSyndrome.jpg
  • Causes
  1. Posterior spinal artery injury resulting in posterior cord ischemia or infarction
  • Signs
  1. Proprioception and vibration Sensation loss (below injury level)
  2. Motor Strength as well as pain and TemperatureSensation are spared
  • References
  1. Wagner (1997) Emerg Med Clin North Am 15:699-711 [PubMed]