CIM11 8A45.21

Subacute necrotising myelitis

chapitre: 08 Diseases of the nervous system
bloc: Multiple sclerosis or other white matter disorders
definition: Foix-Alajouanine syndrome, also called subacute ascending necrotising myelitis, results from chronic congestion of the extrinsic pial veins of the spinal cord and of the intrinsic subpial network. It is characterised by progressive ascending deficit over a period of several months or years.
type: category
navigateur oms (fr): https://icd.who.int/browse/2026-01/mms/fr#937824238 ↗