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Sep 2026
Spinal Cord Infarction Due to Fibrocartilaginous Embolism: A Case Report and Review of Diagnostic Clues
Spinal cord infarction is a rare entity, accounting for 1-2% of acute ischemic disorders of the central nervous system. Fibrocartilaginous embolism (FCE), characterized by migration of nucleus pulposus material into the spinal cord vasculature, constitutes an uncommon and underrecognized etiology. We describe the case...
Joana Carvalho de Sousa, D. Barbosa, Eva Barbosa et al.
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