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Temporary spinal circulation disorders.

Temporary spinal circulatory disorders are circulatory disorders in the spinal cord, accompanied by neurological disorders that last no more than a day. Spinal circulation disorders can be caused by compression or narrowing of the lumen of the vessels supplying the spinal cord with blood, with the development of diseases such as osteochondrosis, vertebral arthrosis, spinal curvature (scoliosis, kyphosis), spondylosis deformans, herniated intervertebral discs, atherosclerosis, thrombosis or tumors in the area of the vascular lines.

Signs of temporary circulatory disorders in the spinal cord:

Throwing the head back or a sharp turn of the head causes sudden weakness of the upper and / or lower extremities, pain in the neck and back of the head, and even a fall (unstable position on the legs), which can result in temporary loss of consciousness. In this case, reflexes in the limbs may be impaired. Such conditions can last up to 10-15 minutes and go away on their own. Consciousness is restored in 2-3 minutes. A person restores physical activity in 20-30 minutes, but may feel a feeling of heaviness and pain in the cervical spine.

This kind of health condition occurs when there is circulatory disturbance in the upper spine (for example, in the cervical spine).
Intermittent claudication is observed, the person feels weakness in the legs, and the gait becomes wobbly. A person may feel tired when walking, weak knees, heaviness in the legs. At the same time, the knees are often bent, the foot is twisted for no apparent reason. Sudden weakness in the legs can cause a person to become unstable. Symptoms resolve with a short rest.

Verbiest syndrome develops, in which there are excruciating pains in the legs, paresthesia (impaired sensitivity), a feeling of numbness in the legs. Over time, the work of the flexors-extensors of the feet is disrupted, and weakness of the feet develops. Neurological signs resolve after a short rest in a sitting position.

There is a feeling of numbness in the perineum, the sphincters may temporarily be disrupted during emptying of the intestines or bladder.

Such health disorders occur due to a violation of the blood supply to the spinal cord in the lumbar and / or sacral spine.

Treatment of temporary disorders of blood supply to the spinal cord is based on medication to relieve inflammation, vasodilator drugs, parallel treatment of osteochondrosis and other diseases of the musculoskeletal system, treatment of atherosclerosis and blood vessel thrombosis. In difficult cases of compression and impaired patency of the spinal blood vessels, surgical treatment is prescribed in order to release the sections of the vessels supplying blood to the spinal cord from compression, and remove blood clots.