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Had Spinal Cord Bleed. Is It Same As Stroke Of Spine?
My step daughter (age 41) recently had a spinal cord bleed . At the rehabilitation center where she received therapy, one of the physicians told her that what she had was a stroke of the spine . After going on line to get information on these subjects, I do not see where the two are the same even though the results are the same. Is a spontaneous spinal cord bleed and a stroke of the spine the same thing?
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
Bleed in the spinal cord is often due to bleeding diathesis, such as low platelet count, other disorders of blood, etc, or sometimes due to trauma.
Spinal cord stroke is often due to lack of blood flow to spinal cord and the risk factors are diabetes, high BP or cholesterol, etc.
I agree with you that both spinal cord bleed and stroke would have similar adverse impact on the patient.
I hope it helps.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Thank you for posting your query.
Bleed in the spinal cord is often due to bleeding diathesis, such as low platelet count, other disorders of blood, etc, or sometimes due to trauma.
Spinal cord stroke is often due to lack of blood flow to spinal cord and the risk factors are diabetes, high BP or cholesterol, etc.
I agree with you that both spinal cord bleed and stroke would have similar adverse impact on the patient.
I hope it helps.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
I find this answer helpful
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
Bleed in the spinal cord is often due to bleeding diathesis, such as low platelet count, other disorders of blood, etc, or sometimes due to trauma.
Spinal cord stroke is often due to lack of blood flow to spinal cord and the risk factors are diabetes, high BP or cholesterol, etc.
I agree with you that both spinal cord bleed and stroke would have similar adverse impact on the patient.
I hope it helps.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Thank you for posting your query.
Bleed in the spinal cord is often due to bleeding diathesis, such as low platelet count, other disorders of blood, etc, or sometimes due to trauma.
Spinal cord stroke is often due to lack of blood flow to spinal cord and the risk factors are diabetes, high BP or cholesterol, etc.
I agree with you that both spinal cord bleed and stroke would have similar adverse impact on the patient.
I hope it helps.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
I find this answer helpful
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