Percutaneous Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale after Anterior Spinal Cord Infarction.

In patients with a patent foramen (PFO) who have had a cryptogenic ischemic stroke, percutaneous closure reduces its recurrence risk. However, its role in spinal cord infarction (SCI) is less well-established. A few case reports describe the putative causative role of PFO in SCI.