A case of anterior spinal cord syndrome in a patient with unruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm with a mural thrombus

摘要

BackgroundSpinal cord infarction is an uncommon condition. Anterior cord syndrome present with paraparesis or quadriparesis with sparing of vibration and proprioceptive senses. The common causes of anterior cord syndrome are aortic dissection and aortic surgical interventions. Spontaneous unruptured nondissected aortic aneurysms with intramural thrombus can rarely cause anterior cord infarctions.