Acute Paraplegia as a Presentation of Aortic Saddle Embolism
Joint Authors
Irizarry, Lisandro
Wray, Anton
Guishard, Kim
Source
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-10-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Acute onset paraplegia has a myriad of causes most often of a nonvascular origin.
Vascular etiologies are infrequent causes and most often associated with postsurgical complications.
Objective.
To describe the occurrence and possible mechanism for aortic saddle embolism as a rare cause of acute paraplegia.
Case Report.
Described is a case of a 46-year-old female who presented with the sudden onset of nontraumatic low back pain with rapidly progressive paraplegia which was subsequently determined to be of vascular origin.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Irizarry, Lisandro& Wray, Anton& Guishard, Kim. 2016. Acute Paraplegia as a Presentation of Aortic Saddle Embolism. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100711
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Irizarry, Lisandro…[et al.]. Acute Paraplegia as a Presentation of Aortic Saddle Embolism. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100711
American Medical Association (AMA)
Irizarry, Lisandro& Wray, Anton& Guishard, Kim. Acute Paraplegia as a Presentation of Aortic Saddle Embolism. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100711
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1100711