Spinal Cord Infarction as an Atypical Thromboembolic Complication of First-Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation
SCI is a rare but catastrophic complication of AF. In patients with AF-especially those with concomitant venous thromboembolism or hypotension-new-onset paraplegia should prompt urgent spinal MRI to exclude ischemic myelopathy. Early recognition may guide supportive strategies, although prognosis remains poor in extensive thoracolumbar infarctions.
Authors
- Georgia Gkounti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6944-6188)
- Vasileios Nevras
- Paschalis Karakasis
- Georgios Tyrikos
- Chrysa Nalmpantidou
- Nikolaos Zelevaris
Institutions
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR)
- General Hospital of Athens G. Genimatas (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Medical Case Reports Journal
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/imcrj.s566964
- Primary Topic
- Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00