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ArticleCureus2025

Spontaneous Spinal Cord Infarction Presenting as Chest Pain: A Case Report.

Kenjiro Yamane, Tomotaka Takanosu, Tomohiro Matsumura, Chikara Yonekawa, Takashi Mato

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Kenjiro YamaneEmergency and Critical Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, JPN.
Tomotaka TakanosuEmergency and Critical Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, JPN.
Tomohiro MatsumuraEmergency and Critical Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, JPN.
Chikara YonekawaEmergency and Critical Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, JPN.
Takashi MatoEmergency and Critical Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, JPN.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 66-year-old woman with a history of hypertension presented to the emergency department with sudden-onset middle anterior chest pain. Initial evaluations, including general examination, electrocardiography, and contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT), did not reveal the cause. However, on subsequent physical examination, mild weakness in the right lower limb was noted, which prompted MRI and ultimately led to the diagnosis of spinal cord infarction (SCI). Diagnosing SCI is often challenging, but, in this case, careful clinical examination was key. This case underscores the importance of repeated and thorough clinical assessments. Although no established treatment exists, underdiagnosis may be one reason. Accurate identification of SCI can improve understanding of its pathophysiology and help guide the development of effective therapies.

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acute myelopathyphysical diagnosisspinal cord diseasespinal cord ischemiastroke

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PMID40978933
PMCPMC12446741

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