spinal cord ischemia
MONDO:0020688Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names spinal cord ischemia yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Reduced blood flow to the spinal cord which is supplied by the anterior spinal artery and the paired posterior spinal arteries. This condition may be associated with arteriosclerosis, trauma, emboli, diseases of the aorta, and other disorders. Prolonged ischemia may lead to infarction of spinal cord tissue.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0020688), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
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