Author/Editor     Harlander, Matevž; Bajrović, Fajko F; Blinc, Aleš; Šabovič, Mišo
Title     Monoparesis due to spinal cord infarction associated with thoracoabdominal aneurysm
Type     članek
Source     Heart Vessels
Vol. and No.     Letnik 23, št. 5
Publication year     2008
Volume     str. 359-62
Language     eng
Abstract     We describe a case of acute monoparesis of a lower limb due to asymmetric spinal cord infarction in a patient with previously unrecognized thoracoabdominal aneurysm. The clinical course suggested that the likely reason for the spinal cord infarction was thromboembolism originating from the aneurysm's mural thrombi. This rare entity should be considered when managing patients with acute mono-or paraparesis who have a thoracoabdominal aneurysm with mural thrombi because interventions aimed at preventing further embolisms could be beneficial in these patients.
Descriptors     AORTIC ANEURYSM
SPINAL CORD DISEASES
THROMBOEMBOLISM
PARESIS
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
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