Spinal Cord Infarction: Access Site Complication of Femoral Artery Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

TL;DR

A rare case of spinal cord infarction is reported following a femoral artery PCI procedure, highlighting its uncommon nature and potential risks.

Contribution

This paper documents a rare complication of spinal cord infarction following femoral artery PCI, emphasizing its clinical significance.

Findings

A patient developed bilateral lower limb weakness eight days after femoral artery PCI.

The case highlights SCI as a rare but serious complication of PCI procedures.

The report summarizes demographic, diagnostic, and prognostic data from the literature.

Abstract

Spinal cord infarction (SCI) is an uncommon vascular syndrome that leads to neurologic abnormalities with multiple implicated causes. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a non-surgical invasive procedure used to relieve an arterial occlusion or narrowing that causes ischemia to the heart. This is usually performed by different methods and different arterial access sites. Here, we present a case of a patient who developed bilateral lower limb weakness eight days after a femoral artery PCI and was diagnosed with SCI. This case report aims to document a rare complication and highlight the most important demographic, investigation, management, risk factors, and prognosis data available in the literature.

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