ANTERIOR SPINAL ARTERY SYNDROME

Course overview

THE ANTERIOR SPINAL ARTERY SYNDROME REFERS TO ISCHEMIC INFARCTION OF THE SPINAL CORD RESULTING FROM DIRECT OCCLUSION OF THE ANTERIOR SPINAL ARTERY, ARTERY OF ADAMKIEWICZ, OR GENERALIZED HYPOPERFUSION. IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH MANY OTHER DISEASE CONDITIONS OR TREATMENT COMPLICATIONS. PROMPT DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT ARE NECESSARY TO AVOID HIGH MORBIDITY-MORTALITY, LONG-TERM DISABILITY RELATED TO ANTERIOR SPINAL ARTERY SYNDROME. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF ANTERIOR SPINAL ARTERY SYNDROME AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH ANTERIOR SPINAL ARTERY SYNDROME.