Spinal cord infarction in the distribution of the anterior spinal artery

Sagittal STIR MRI image (A) shows hyperintensity in lower cervical and upper thoracic cord (arrows). Axial turbo spin-echo T2-weighted images (B, C) show hyperintensities in the ventral horns of the central gray matter ("owl's eyes sign") consistent with acute cervicothoracic cord infarction (arrowheads).