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 spinal cord Meat Grinders infarction in the setting of surgical evacuation and packing of liver Show Clothing 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.