What is spinal cord infarct?

Spinal cord infarct is the result of abrupt loss of blood supply to the spinal cord. Symptoms occur within minutes to hours of the infarction. The symptoms usually include back pain, bilateral weakness, and sensory loss. Most individuals have a good chance of recovery with treatment.

How do members experience spinal cord infarct?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with spinal cord infarct*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for spinal cord infarct*

Who has spinal cord infarct on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 2
40s 4
50s 4
60s 6
70+ 3

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 6
Female 12

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What is spinal cord infarct?

Spinal cord infarct is the result of abrupt loss of blood supply to the spinal cord. Symptoms occur within minutes to hours of the infarction. The symptoms usually include back pain, bilateral weakness, and sensory loss. Most individuals have a good chance of recovery with treatment.



Common symptoms reported by people with spinal cord infarct

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for spinal cord infarct

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Compare treatments taken by people with spinal cord infarct

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Who has spinal cord infarct on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 15 say spinal cord infarct is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 2
40s 4
50s 4
60s 6
70+ 3

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 6
Female 12

These charts show data from spinal cord infarct patients who have completed their condition history
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