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Acute Aortic Occlusion Presenting as Flaccid Paraplegia
Joint Authors
Rady, Azza A. H.
Kilany, Ayman
al-Hashel, Jasem Yousef
Source
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-03-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 67-year-old male known to be hypertensive and diabetic had a sudden onset of severe low back pain and flaccid paraplegia with no sensory level or bladder affection and the distal pulsations were felt.
Acute compressive myelopathy was excluded by MRI of the dorsal and lumbar spines.
The nerve conduction study and CSF analysis was suggestive of acute demyelinating polyneuropathy.
The patient developed ischemic changes of the lower limb and CT angiography revealed severe stenosis of the abdominal aorta and both common iliac arteries.
We emphasize the importance of including acute aortic occlusion in the differential diagnosis of acute flaccid paraplegia especially in the presence of severe back pain even if the distal pulsations were felt.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kilany, Ayman& al-Hashel, Jasem Yousef& Rady, Azza A. H.. 2015. Acute Aortic Occlusion Presenting as Flaccid Paraplegia. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kilany, Ayman…[et al.]. Acute Aortic Occlusion Presenting as Flaccid Paraplegia. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kilany, Ayman& al-Hashel, Jasem Yousef& Rady, Azza A. H.. Acute Aortic Occlusion Presenting as Flaccid Paraplegia. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059057
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1059057