Spinal Cord Stroke

On February 26, 2023, a Fritsma Factor participant asked about a relative’s diagnosis of spinal cord stroke. Spinal cord stroke is rare, 0.3–1% of all strokes. I’ve attached a review article, Romi F, Naess H. Spinal cord infarction in clinical neurology: a review of characteristics and long-term prognosis in comparison to cerebral infarction. Eur Neurol. 2016;76(3-4):95-98. doi: 10.1159/000446700. The risk factors seem to reflect cerebral infarct factors and there are at least two publications that implicate COVID-19 inflammatory conditions. I invite any of our participants with spinal cord stroke experience to comment here.