TY - JOUR T1 - Fibrocartilaginous embolism: an under-recognised cause of young spinal stroke JF - Practical Neurology JO - Pract Neurol SP - 324 LP - 327 DO - 10.1136/practneurol-2021-003322 VL - 22 IS - 4 AU - Sai Adithya Nagaratnam AU - Raymond Lam Kwong Lee AU - Jonathan Sturm Y1 - 2022/08/01 UR - http://pn.bmj.com/content/22/4/324.abstract N2 - Fibrocartilaginous embolism is a rarely reported cause of spinal cord infarction. Seemingly innocuous activities may be associated with nucleus pulposus material embolising to the spinal cord vasculature. We describe a 36-year-old woman presenting with bilateral arm paraesthesia and chest pain that evolved into an acute cord syndrome. Initial MR scan of spine showed central spinal cord T2-weighted hyperintensity over several vertebral levels, suggesting transverse myelitis. Repeat MR scan after her symptoms persisted showed an acute cord infarction from a presumed fibrocartilaginous embolus. Clinicians should consider fibrocartilaginous embolism in patients presenting with an acute cord syndrome with supportive radiological findings.Data sharing not applicable as no datasets generated and/or analysed for this study. ER -