Spinal cord ischemia following pediatric cardiac arrest: An unexplored complication of hypoxic ischemic injury
HISCI was identified in 11% of pediatric cardiac arrest patients who underwent post-arrest spinal MRI for clinical indications. Recognition of HISCI has potential implications for neuroprognostication, rehabilitation planning, and determination of brain death by neurologic criteria. Larger prospective studies are needed to define the incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of HISCI following pediatric cardiac arrest.
Authors
- Arastoo Vossough (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1346-427X)
- Morgann Loaec
- Morgann Loaec
- Alexis A. Topjian
- Kathryn Graham
- Conall Francoeur
- Matthew P. Kirschen
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Montreal Children's Hospital (CA)
- McGill University Health Centre (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
- Published
- 2026-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2026.111916
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- National Institutes of Health
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute