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Aortic dissection can cause spinal cord infarction without typical severe pain.
Case Report (n=2)
Aortic dissection should be considered as a potential cause of spinal cord infarction even in the absence of typical severe pain.
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May prompt aortic dissection evaluation in atypical spinal cord infarction; case reports leave association hypothesis-generating.
Spinal cord infarction is an uncommon but devastating disorder caused by various conditions. Aortic dissection is a possible etiological factor and is usually associated with severe chest or back pain. We encountered two cases of spinal cord infarction associated with aortic dissection that presented without typical severe pain, and each case resulted in a different clinical course. Aortic dissection should be considered a cause of spinal cord infarction even if there is little or no pain. The different outcomes in our two patients reflected a difference in their initial functional scores.
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Kawabata et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Spinal cord infarction with aortic dissection (n=2). Aortic dissection was evaluated on Clinical course. Aortic dissection can cause spinal cord infarction even without typical severe pain, with clinical outcomes reflecting initial functional scores.
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