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Spinal Cord Ischemia MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Spinal Cord Ischemia
Tree Number(s)
C10.228.854.785.650
C14.907.790.550
Unique ID
D020760
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020760
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Experimental Spinal Cord Ischemia
Ischemic Myelopathy
Spinal Cord Ischemia, Experimental
Previous Indexing
Ischemia (1966-1999)
Spinal Cord/blood supply (1966-1999)
Spinal Cord Diseases (1966-1999)
See Also
Central Cord Syndrome
Public MeSH Note
2000
History Note
2000
Date Introduced
2000/01/01
Last Updated
2007/07/09
Spinal Cord Ischemia Preferred
Experimental Spinal Cord Ischemia Related
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