Fibrocartilaginous embolism

Toro G, Roman GC, Navarro-Roman L, Cantillo J, Serrano B, Vergara I (1994) Natural history of spinal cord infarction caused by nucleus pulposus embolism. Spine 19 360-366 Tosi L, Rigoli G, Beltramello A (1996) Fibrocartilaginous embolism of the spinal cord a clinical and pathogenetic reconsideration. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 60 55-60... 

Fibrocartilaginous embolism is a rare and curious disorder where fibrocartilaginous emboli, presumably from degenerative intervertebral disc material, are found in various organs, the spinal cord more often than the brain (Freyaldenhoven et al. 2001). 

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